The Crow COA, Diary of the Film

Crow Rating: 4 1/2 Crows

Author: Jeff Conner (photos by Robert Zuckerman)

Published: July 1996 (124 pages) **Out of print**

Book Overview
Included are interviews with main players of the movie, as well as the production staff, photos and drawings from the movie, and never before seen photos from behind the scenes. It also incorporates a brief history of The Crow franchise, and most importantly, information about the making of the movie.

Personal Thoughts
This is a very informative book. For shear information, this book goes beyond the original movie book, and gives us an even closer look at the processes that go into creating, and shooting a movie. Most importantly, you learn about COA. For the skeptic and nay-sayer alike, this book helps to dispel a lot of constant charges that the movie was just thrown together. I enjoyed the movie, but after reading this book I found a greater appreciation for what they were TRYING to do. I highlight the word "trying" because I think the movie fell victim to circumstances outside the control of the makers (see the COA review for more details). I never realized how much thought process goes into movies. For those who enjoyed COA, this will only help to further your enjoyment of the movie. For those who felt the movie was just a moneymaking venture and nothing more, you will get to see just how much work was put into it. Though the final product may be flawed, the effort was there to make a good movie, and the book does a very good job in documenting this.

Where to find this book
This novel is out of print. You can, however, find it though retailers who have access to warehouses that may contain out of print items (Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Walden's, Hastings). You can also try Amazon.Com. They can conduct a search for out of print items. Another online place is eBay online auctions. Just go to www.ebay.com and do a search on "The Crow" from the book section.