13 Movie Hoaxes That Completely Fooled Everyone

11. Brandon Lee's Death Was Kept In The Crow

No matter how terrifically entertaining Alex Proyas' gothic thriller The Crow is, it's always going to be best-remembered for the tragic fate of its star, Brandon Lee, who was killed near the end of production when a prop gun misfired, fatally wounding him.

This quickly prompted rumours that the fateful take of Lee being shot was actually used in the movie itself, even though common sense basically dictates that there's no way for this to be correct.

For starters, Miramax would've opened themselves up to potential legal action by including the footage, to say nothing of the sheer tastelessness of doing so.

Conflicting reports indicate the footage was either destroyed without being developed or confiscated by the police, while descriptions of the scene Lee was filming when he died - where he was carrying a bag of groceries - make it clear that the take was not included in the final film.