People actually DIED in order to see the film "Higher L

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People actually DIED in order to see the film "Higher Learning" (1995). Was it really THAT good, /tv/?

>Violence Erupts in Opening Week of 'Higher Learning'

>Despite Columbia Pictures' upscale marketing attempts on "Higher Learning" and the studio's offers to pay for additional security at theaters, violence has plagued the first week of the John Singleton college drama, resulting in two deaths outside Washington.

>Jennings R. Kettleson was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting Jan. 12 outside the National Amusements Multiplex in Centreville, Va. A second fatality was reported the following day at the Lee Highway Multiplex, also in Virginia. A 17-year-old youth was charged in the homicide.

>There have also been brawls and at least one other reported shooting in Midwestern areas, according to reports in Variety and the Associated Press.

>Singleton's first film, "Boyz N the Hood," which opened in the summer of 1991, resulted in similar violent confrontations at theaters, leaving two dead and 33 injured. At that time, Columbia was criticized for not anticipating trouble.

http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-20/entertainment/ca-22364_1_higher-learning