R. I. P. Val Kilmer

[Indus]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/actor-val-kilmer-star-batman-forever-dies-65-nyt-reports-2025-04-02/

One of the finest actors I know.. could carry a movie even as a secondary character.

His best performance imho was as Philip in Alexander

 

[Kaido]

RIP Iceman

 

[Kaido]

Big fan

Poor guy

 

[BoomerD]

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in "Top Gun," donned a voluminous cape as Batman in "Batman Forever," has died.

www.fox13now.com

I was never a fan...but he was a damned decent actor.

R.I.P.

 

[DigDog]

He has whop bop bluma his last bam bom

 

[sdifox]

RIP

 

[nOOky]

So do we know now if he IS Mel Torme or not? RIP Val.

 

[Pens1566]

His Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" is one of the great performances of his era. Fight me.

Astonishing range to go from "Top Secret"/"Real Genius" (super underrated comedy BTW) to "Tombstone"/"Heat" to "The Doors" is probably something that we won't see again anytime soon.

 

[William Gaatjes]

I have seen many movies with Val Kilmer.
Never a dissapoint.

RIP

 

[gothuevos]

His Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" is one of the great performances of his era. Fight me.

Astonishing range to go from "Top Secret"/"Real Genius" (super underrated comedy BTW) to "Tombstone"/"Heat" to "The Doors" is probably something that we won't see again anytime soon.

Agreed. Very underrated actor IMO.

RIP

 

[William Gaatjes]

RIP

 

[kage69]

Sad news. RIP Val.

He has whop bop bluma his last bam bom

Top Secret was one of my favorites back in the day. Goodbye Madmartigan, going to miss you.

 

[Paratus]

His Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" is one of the great performances of his era. Fight me.

Astonishing range to go from "Top Secret"/"Real Genius" (super underrated comedy BTW) to "Tombstone"/"Heat" to "The Doors" is probably something that we won't see again anytime soon.

https://imgur.com/hWweiDA

 

[K1052]

I will be watching Real Genius tonight in his honor. Always loved each of his performances. A truly versatile actor.

 

[Racan]

R.I.P.

 

[kage69]

https://imgur.com/hWweiDA

The Doc Holiday. Sorry Dennis.

I remember hearing he was so obsessed with accurately depicting someone dying from tuberculosis, he would use a pre scene ice bath to help create the paleness and shivering. This man went through pain for his craft, one of those guys that made stringent diets and learning tricky accents look easy.

 

[MrSquished]

He was just one of the amazing ones.

I'll be your huckleberry - RIP.

 

[sandorski]

RIP

 

[Indus]

Just remembered he was in Heat too..

Another greatly portrayed role where he's the tip of the spear of that crew!

 

[kage69]

Just remembered he was in Heat too..

Another greatly portrayed role where he's the tip of the spear of that crew!

He took to marksmanship and CQB like a duck to water IIRC. The guys Micheal Mann had training the cast for the shoot outs were saying Kilmer had operator like coordination and speed, was a quick study. He impressed people that were difficult to impress.

 

[nakedfrog]

RIP, grew up watching his movies in theaters, and then again and again on tape at home.

 

[MrSquished]

I've watched heat a few times but not in many many years. I think that's going to have to change in the next week..

I just really hate that fucking ending

 

[Indus]

I've watched heat a few times but not in many many years. I think that's going to have to change in the next week..

I just really hate that fucking ending

I would have thought the happy ending would have been reversed originally but hey.. it is what it is. Still properly weird that Chris eventually turns out to have the most common sense.. while Neil the guy who did most of the thinking is the one who just end up choosing the stupid path.

In a way he did get what he wanted.. he was never going back to prison!

BTW in a way I'm thankful to this movie for making me hate Jon Voight. Proper asshole even in real life.. led Neil down into a trap!

 

[yottabit]

 

[balloonshark]

I grew up watching "Real Genius" and "Top Gun". I mean who can forget Iceman. I also always liked "The Saint" and have had a thing for Elizabeth Shue since Karate Kid.