- Brandon Lee was a famous actor
- He was the legendary Bruce Lee's son
- Learn more about his cause of death
Brandon Lee (†28) was the son of action legend Bruce Lee (†32). Just like his father, Brandon practiced martial arts and was featured in several action films, including Showdown in Little Tokyo and The Crow. Sadly, he was accidentally shot at the age of 28.
Bruce Lee's son: Brandon Lee died tragically
It was one of the worst set accidents in Hollywood history: Brandon Lee was involved in an accident while filming The Crow in 1993; he was shot with a gun, which was used as a prop on the set. For a close-up, the gun was first loaded with an empty magazine whose priming charge had already been used up.
Brandon Lee died in an on-set accident
However, the pistol was mistakenly loaded with a magazine where the priming charge was still active. When the pistol was fired, the cartridge case got stuck in the gun barrel. Later, the gun was filled with powder to make the shot look as real as possible.
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Unfortunately, nobody noticed the cartridge case, which was still inside the pistol. During the next shot, it was catapulted by a powder explosion and hit Brandon Lee right in the stomach. The actor was immediately taken to a hospital and had emergency surgery but could not be saved.
After the accident, the filming of The Crow concluded and the movie was posthumously dedicated to Brandon Lee and his fiancé at that time, Eliza Hutton.
