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Brandon Lee's Curse: Tragedy on The Crow Set

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Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, died in a prop gun accident on The Crow set, fulfilling his fear of dying young like his father. The production was plagued by misfortune, fueling curse rumors. He was buried next to his father, leaving a legacy intertwined with the eerie family belief and the tragic film.

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Brandon Lee's Curse: Tragedy on The Crow Set

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Brandon Lee's Curse: Tragedy on The Crow Set. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 1st, 33 years ago, Brandon Lee, son of the legendary Bruce Lee, died at just 28 in a freak accident on the set of the movie The Crow. He got hit by a bullet fragment from a prop gun loaded with blanks during a scene with co-star Michael Massey. It happened on March 31st, 1993, and the film was almost wrapped. Before his death, Brandon was convinced his family carried a curse on the men, stemming from his grandfather supposedly crossing some Chinese, merchants who hired a mystic for revenge. He shared this fear with his fiance, Eliza Hutton, saying he wouldn't live past 30. He had intense nightmares about dying young like his dead, dreaming of a gun and a bullet tearing through him. Brandon pushed Eliza to marry quick and start a family before time ran out, mirroring the plot of The Crow where his character gets murdered before his wedding. The production was dog by bad luck, with fires, car crashes, and even an electrocution, plus earlier issues with prop guns. Insiders say these mishaps fueled curse talk

around the set. Brandon was laid to rest on April 3rd next to his father at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, leaving a legacy tied to that eerie family belief and a movie forever linked to tragedy. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending

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