Actor Steven Seagal in Tokyo, 1994
Published: December 4, 2010
Mark Allen ©Stars and Stripes
Tokyo, May, 1994: Actor Steven Seagal meets the press in Tokyo during a promotional tour for his latest martial arts film, "On Deadly Ground." The environmentally-themed treatment of the oil industry in Alaska got many negative reviews, but has since become a cult classic — and, unfortunately, a footnote to the June, 2010, killings of 12 people by troubled British taxi driver Derrick Bird, who had watched the movie a few hours before his rampage. The tragedy rekindled the debate about the connection betwen violent entertainment and real-life violence, but Bird may have been planning the murders for weeks.
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