Michael Massee squeezed the trigger, and his co-star crumpled to the floor. On the set of 'The Crow' in 1993, it looked like just another scripted death scene, until the crew realized Brandon Lee wasn’t acting.
The gun, believed to be safe, carried a hidden fragment from a dummy round that hit Lee’s torso. Hours later, the 28‑year‑old son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee was gone. What was meant to be movie magic became a real-life tragedy, leaving Hollywood shaken and Massee burdened with the haunting consequences of the fatal accident.
Brandon Lee’s final scene became one of Hollywood’s darkest tragedies. Click through the gallery to uncover how a single mistake changed cinema forever.