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* CreatorBacklash: Both Tim Pope and David S. Goyer disowned the film.

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* CreatorBacklash: Both Tim Pope and David S. Goyer Creator/DavidSGoyer disowned the film.
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* FanNickname: Hatedom nickname actually. Detractors of the movie call it ''The Cow: Shitty of Angels''.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: James O'Barr had no involvement with this film, due to his friendship with Creator/BrandonLee.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: James O'Barr had no involvement with this film, due attempted to write the script himself, but all he could think about was his friendship with Creator/BrandonLee.deceased friend, Creator/BrandonLee. He eventually told Tim Pope that he couldn't do it, but gave his blessing, as long as it was its own story.



* RefittedForSequel: The sequel incorporates the Crow rhyme from the comic that didn't make it to the first film.

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* RefittedForSequel: The sequel incorporates the Crow rhyme from the comic that didn't make it to the first film. Also, Ashe is a mechanic, which was Eric's profession in the original comic.
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** Music/ToriAmos was considered for the role of Sarah, but refused because she did not like the character.
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* DarkhorseCasting: It was decided that an American actor would bring too much baggage to the film, so the Swiss Creator/VincentPerez was cast, based on his performance in ''La Reine Margot''. He was fairly well known in Europe, but not in America.

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* DarkhorseCasting: It was decided that an American actor would bring too much baggage to the film, so the Swiss Creator/VincentPerez was cast, based on his performance in ''La Reine Margot''.''Film/LaReineMargot''. He was fairly well known in Europe, but not in America.
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* BTeamSequel: Creator/AlexProyas had no interest in returning to direct.


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* DarkhorseCasting: It was decided that an American actor would bring too much baggage to the film, so the Swiss Creator/VincentPerez was cast, based on his performance in ''La Reine Margot''. He was fairly well known in Europe, but not in America.


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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: James O'Barr had no involvement with this film, due to his friendship with Creator/BrandonLee.


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** UsefulNotes/NewOrleans was considered as a setting.
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* FanNickname: Hatedom nickname actually. Detractors of the movie call it ''The Cow: Shitty of Angels''.
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* NoStuntDouble: Vincent Perez did use a stuntman for some scenes; however, he insisted on doing the stunts at the final scene of the movie himself, including falling from a building from five stories up, being beaten with a whip, and being hung from a streetlight.

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* NoStuntDouble: Vincent Perez Creator/VincentPerez did use a stuntman for some scenes; however, he insisted on doing the stunts at the final scene of the movie himself, including falling from a building from five stories up, being beaten with a whip, and being hung from a streetlight.
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** [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] auditoned for the lead role.

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** [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] auditoned auditioned for the lead role.
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* RefittedForSequel: The sequel incorporates the Crow rhyme from the comic that didn't make it to the first film.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mira Kirshner replaced Rochelle Davies as Sarah.
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* MissingTrailerScene: The theatrical trailers show some deleted scenes and extra shots; an extra shot of Ashe walking towards Curve after shooting his motorcycle and blowing it up, a couple of deleted scenes from the fight scene between Ashe and Kali, showing Kali swinging something on Ashe, shadow of the giant crow on the wall morphing into Ashe (originally this scene happened right after Ashe throws Kali out the window), Ashe kissing Sarah after she died, close up of Sarah's ring (originally Ashe was sitting in church looking at it).
* NoStuntDouble: Vincent Perez did use a stuntman for some scenes; however, he insisted on doing the stunts at the final scene of the movie himself, including falling from a building from five stories up, being beaten with a whip, and being hung from a streetlight.
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* FranchiseKiller: The film's overwhelmingly negative reception led to the rest of the franchise going straight-to-video.

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* TheCastShowoff: Thuy Trang was an accomplished martial artist and convinced Tim Pope to allow her fight scene to be extended to show her capabilities.



* ThrowItIn: When Creator/ThomasJane slams his head in the car, his wig falls off. This was an accident that Tim Pope thought was funny enough to leave in.



** Jon Bon Jovi auditoned for the lead role.
** Creator/ToriAmos was considered for the role of Sarah, but refused because she did not like the character.

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** [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi Jovi]] auditoned for the lead role.
** Creator/ToriAmos was considered for the role of Sarah, but refused because she did not like the character.
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