The Crow: City of Angels (1996) – WTF Happened to this Horror Movie?!

THE CROW (watch it HERE) is one of the most beloved films to come out of the '90s, but the sequel THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS (watch that one HERE) isn't nearly as popular, often coming off as a lesser retread of its predecessor. In the latest episode of our WTF HAPPENED TO THIS HORROR MOVIE video series, we dig into the making of THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS to find out how this follow-up turned out the way it did.

Directed by Tim Pope from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, the film centers on 

a single father named Ashe, who is amazingly resurrected from his watery grave to exact revenge on the murderous thugs who killed him and his son. Using the supernatural powers bestowed on him by a mysterious crow and the psychic help of a young woman named Sarah, Ashe roams the streets in search of the heartless butcher who controls the City of Angels.

Vincent Perez, Iggy Pop, Richard Brooks, Mia Kirshner, Thomas Jane, Vincent Castellanos, and Thuy Trang star.

This is what the WTF HAPPENED TO THIS HORROR MOVIE series is all about: 

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?

Some previous episodes of the series can be seen below, and more can be found on our JoBlo Horror Videos channel!
 

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