Based on the graphic novel by James O'Barr, this fantasy follows
Eric Draven (Brandon Lee), a rock musician who is murdered along with
his fiancée, Shelly (Sofia Shinas), by a group of marauding thugs who
terrorize the decaying city in which they live. One year to the day
after his death (which happens to be Devil's Night), a mystical crow
appears at Eric's grave; Eric rises from the dead and, with the bird as
his guide, goes on a mission to avenge himself against Top Dollar
(Michael Wincott), the leader of the gang who killed him. Star Brandon
Lee was killed while filming a scene in which he was shot with a shell
from an improperly cleaned gun that was supposed to be loaded with
blanks. Like his father, martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, Brandon was
fated to enjoy his greatest popular success after his premature death.