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 Teena Brandon Teena Brandon Teena (born Teena Renae Brandon; December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska. His life and death were the subject of the Academy Award-winning 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry", which was partially based on the 1998 documentary film "The Brandon Teena Story". Both films also illustrated that legal and medical discrimination contributed to Teena's violent death. Teena's murder, along with that of Matthew Shepard, led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States. Brandon was born Teena Renae Brandon in Lincoln, Nebraska,