Steven Seagalentine's Day

The other day, I heard some folks discussing their plans for getting together with friends in a non-romantic way on February 14. Folks with romantic partners would, I guess, be celebrating Valentine’s Day. The people I heard were talking about ways to describe the event in a way that evoked the thought of Valentine’s Day, without using those words. I heard Galentine’s Day and Palentine’s Day, among others.

My brain couldn’t sit still. (Steven) Seagalentine’s Day virtually burst forth like Athena from the skull of Zeus:

• An opportunity to gather with friends and watch Steven Seagal movies
• With lots of Asian takout food
• Spanning the continuum of Seagal movies from the early blockbusters to the direct to streaming films of recent years
• Perhaps the sequence of the day could not be strictly chronological, but all “phases” of his long career need to be featured
• Or maybe just the ones that were very successful (When I asked Gemini, it wanted to equivocate on the defintion of the word “successful: focusing on a mix of box office earnings and critical reception”), such as Under Siege, Above the Law, Under Siege 2, and Hard to Kill

There are A LOT OF MOVIES from which to choose. Quoting from wikipedia: “In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in four films.” By my count, there are nearly 60 films and two TV series (Steven Seagal: Lawman and True Justice) that feature him.

A person could, if they chose to, feature just the award-nominated movies from the Pantheon of Seagal:

• On Deadly Ground
• Executive Decision
• Fire Down Below
• Half Past Dead

Or the ones where Seagal played at least three of the four role types (Director, Producer, Writer, Actor)

• Above the Law
• On Deadly Ground
• Shadow Man
• Attack Force
• Kill Switch
• The Keeper
• Born to Raise Hell
• Attrition

So, there you have it. Enjoy. In moderation.