Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, died in 1993 while filming “The Crow”. He was hit by a real bullet. A tragic accident.
The fact that the film “The Crow” was able to be completed is thanks to animators. In some of the final scenes of the comic book adaptation, the face of actor Brandon Lee was added later. A double shot the scenes for him to the end. The macabre reason: Lee had previously died on set in a tragic accident with a pistol.
On March 31, 1993, Lee, only 28 years old, son of the famous martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, was stabbed by a bullet. The accident occurred in a studio in North Carolina and caused profound dismay and horror. “Die for Hollywood” wrote the “Spiegel”, about the “mysterious death in front of the camera” the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” wrote. The “New York Times” wondered: “It was a real bullet.” The fact that it was not a blank cartridge but a real caliber that hit Lee sparked wild speculation and conspiracy theories.
Brandon Lee hit by real cartridge
What happened? In a scheduled scene in the film, actor Michael Massee shot Lee. There were blank cartridges in the pistol provided by the prop. However, real cartridges were used for a sequence that was previously filmed. One of these cartridges had jammed in the barrel unnoticed. As the blank fired, it came loose and hit Lee. A tragic accident.
Despite immediate rescue operations, Brandon Lee died twelve hours later in a North Carolina hospital. The police started an investigation. However, since it was an accident, no charges were brought. Acting colleague Michael Massee made serious reproaches. In an interview, he said he had nightmares. The event haunted him until his death in 2016.
Despite the disaster, “The Crow” continued to be shot and was released more than a year later. Brandon Lee’s family wanted his last film to be their legacy and dedicated it to his fiancée, Eliza Hutton. Lee wanted to marry her just a few days after filming was scheduled to end.
The latest accident in which Alec Baldwin is involved proves that such accidents can happen again and again. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died while filming from a gun that Baldwin fired. The exact circumstances of death are the subject of an investigation. Meanwhile, Brandon Lee’s sister, Shannon Lee, has spoken out on the tragic accidental death of Hutchins and expressed her condolences to the relatives. She claims: “Nobody should ever be killed by a gun that is fired on a film set.”
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