Brandon Lee Bowles on his tombstone. The interview can be seen on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray releases of "The Crow". At the time of his death, his father's biopic "" was ready for release. The film was released two months after Lee's death, with a dedication to his memory in the end credits. In the film, his father was portrayed by actor Jason Scott Lee (no relation). In August 1992, Bruce Lee biographer John Little asked Brandon Lee what his philosophy in life was, and he replied, "Eat—or die!" Brandon later spoke of the martial arts and self-knowledge: In 1990, Lee met
Brandon Paris Richard Lee to Brandon Paris in 1998 as he believed it was like starting life all over and a way of leaving all the evils in his past behind. He chose "Brandon" as his first name because of his most loved actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, whose son was named Brandon. he chose the well known city "Paris" as his last name because he felt it was more marketable and thought it would be much too hard to market a popular, unoriginal Chinese last name "Lee". Brandon also changed his appearance by losing 126 lb (from down to ).