Brandon Lee 1990s, he started to work with major Hollywood studios starring in "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991) and "Rapid Fire" (1992). In 1992, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in "The Crow", based on the comic book of the same name which would be his final film. On March 31, 1993, only days away from completing the film, Lee died on the set of "The Crow" after being shot by a faulty prop gun which fired the tip of a dummy round which was accidentally lodged in the chamber. The film was completed by re-writing the script, CGI, and
Brandon Lee in May 1994 and became a box office hit, grossing over $50 million in the U.S., and retaining a loyal cult following many years after its release. Lee's portrayal of Eric Draven posthumously earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Male Performance and a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor. The film is dedicated to Brandon and Eliza. In an interview just prior to his death, Lee quoted a passage from Paul Bowles' book "The Sheltering Sky" that he had chosen for his wedding invitations; it is now inscribed on his tombstone: The quotation is not attributed to