Brandon Lee: Hungry Ghosts, Cursed Movies, and a Goth Masterpiece

Haunted by the legacy of his superstar father and by an old family curse, Brandon Lee tried to outrun the past. But the past came after him all the same. It was said that his father, Bruce Lee, was taken by that family curse at just 32 years old, and that it then followed Brandon to the set of The Crow, a cross between a superhero blockbuster and a brooding art film that was all goth. The shoot was plagued by injury, electrocution, storms, fires, and car crashes – and culminated in tragedy when a prop gun fired a real bullet.

To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com.

The loss of Brandon Lee has Jake thinking about that old Billy Joel lyric: "Only the Good Die Young." What other artists were taken from us too soon? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @disgracelandpod.

Purchase Tickets for Disgraceland's Special Live Stream Event on Oct. 9, 2024:

https://www.moment.co/disgraceland/disgraceland-we-are-not-alone-music-wont-save-us-but-tom-delonge-might

To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership.

Visit www.disgracelandpod.com/merch to see the latest Disgraceland merch!

Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER

Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND:

Instagram

YouTube

X (formerly Twitter) 

Facebook Fan Group

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices