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Val Kilmer has died
- nullc 2y agoSadly not yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.
- jf 2y agoThis is a riff on the tagline to Real Genius (1985) lest anyone think it’s an insensitive comment
- WalterBright 2y agoI should have noticed that!
- amysox 2y agoI was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said..."I drank what? "
- earleybird 2y agoIt seems my hypocrisy knows no bounds He had any number of great lines but this one I really enjoyed.
- voxadam 2y agoJerry, if you think that by threatening me you can get me to be your slave... Well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market today that are just as tasty as the real thing.
- glimshe 2y agoAn actor I always liked but didn't think about often enough. Requiescat in pace.
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://archive.today/8DJrN https://archive.today/8DJrN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000174/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000174/
- WalterBright 2y agoThe article doesn't mention his starring role in "Real Genius", a comedy about life at Caltech. One of my favorite movies. He managed to outshine Tom Cruise in "Top Gun". I've enjoyed his movies. Well done.
- riffraff 2y agoAlso "Willow", one of mine, and IMO one of the best fantasy movies Hollywood ever produced. And of course the iconic role in "Top Gun", and the silly but classic "Top Secret" As the article notices, he really had a wide range. Probably my favorite actor of his generation.
- fuzzythinker 2y agoWillow is one of the most ignored, underrated movies ever.
- autoexec 2y agoIt did eventually did get a series, although I guess the series was let down and there are people who wish it had been ignored a little longer. It's absolutely a classic though. It's a shame that the genre isn't as popular as it used to be.
- theshrike79 2y agoThe series was so bad that Disney took it down from their streaming service. It did get on a bunch of "most watched" lists, and it wasn't grimdark like all fantasy needs to be nowadays.
- benterix 2y agoI'd argue it's much easier to make an iconic movie (you shoot and statistically at some point you hit) than a good series based on it (you already have the expectations set high, you need to surprise so as not to bore but keep consistency with the overall mood etc. - a very demanding task).
- fl4tul4 2y agoHe'll be highly missed, one great actor. Loved him on "The Saint".
- delichon 2y agoSame disease as Iceman. His scene in Maverick was transparent fan service to let us applaud the actor one more time. Manipulative as hell and not a dry eye on my couch. This news feels like a coda to his curtain call.
- atonse 2y agoThis is the thing about Top Gun and the mission impossible movies. Tom Cruise still remembers that we go to the theater to be entertained. And he delivers on that above everything else. And he knows how to give the fans what they want, all the way up to the gimmicky use of an F14 in Top Gun 2. Or seeing IceMan again.
- blindriver 2y agoHe was fantastic in the Doors movie. RIP
- jcims 2y agoHad to ctrl+f to find the Doors. He was absolutely incredible in that. I haven't watched it in 30 years. He did all the singing, which blows me away.
- lr1970 2y ago> He was fantastic in the Doors movie. RIP In fact in the movie Val Kilmer did vocals himself and real members of the Doors said that they could hardly distinguish his singing from real Jim Morrison.
- mdeeks 2y agoYou’ll always be our Huckleberry. RIP
- genewitch 2y agoIf you look up dead in the dictionary do you know what you'll find?
- js2 2y agoGift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.zAKC.rUiCh5up4aR0&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.ht...
- xnx 2y agoThere's no movie I've watched more than Real Genius. It's easy to group it in with other 80's comedies, but the writing, acting, production, and even scientific plausibility are top notch.
- WalterBright 2y agoThe things the students did are for real, too. And they nailed the students. The professor, though, was not based on anyone I knew of.
- wallabie 2y agoHeat, Ronin and the Ocean's series are the trinity of heist movies. "For me the sun rises and sets with her, man." For any Heat fans reading this comment, Michael Mann co-wrote a novel, Heat 2, that focuses on his character, and the entire time I was reading it I imagined it being Val the entire time. It's very good - a worthy follow-up.
- mberning 2y ago65 doesn’t seem that old anymore. Sad to hear. Have read many anecdotes over the years of him being a generally cool guy and very generous with his time when dealing with fans.
- ddtaylor 2y agoI don't know everything about his past, but the man was involved in the industry from a young age and extremely active in the early years. Compared to most, if he had some big skeletons in his closet they didn't come out yet or they did and were really dumb and minor. That doesn't happen much now. Usually we know they are a nazi supporter or something by the time they are 19.
- xeromal 2y agoI'm his huckle bearer Kilmer personified cool in Tombstone. He was a childhood hero
- croes 2y agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/val-kilmer-im-your-huckle-bearer/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/val-kilmer-im-your-huckle-...
- jaredklewis 2y agoSo sad to hear this. I never get tired of watching Val Kilmer play Doc Holliday in Tombstone. It was such a detailed performance. Go watch it now if you haven't seen it!
- nntwozz 2y agoI'm Your Huckleberry. https://youtu.be/yXCvvi-mx08 https://youtu.be/yXCvvi-mx08 and part 2: https://youtu.be/lfgQWvhu8s4 https://youtu.be/lfgQWvhu8s4 Splendid performance!
- fithisux 2y agoVery good actor.
- lionelholt 2y ago"This is funny."
- rasz 2y agoMy favorite movie of his would be 2004 Spartan followed by 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau.
- theGeatZhopa 2y agorip in peace, iceman.
- SuperSandro2000 2y agoStupid paywall...
- iJohnDoe 2y agoSo many Val Kilmer movies I have watched over and over that have brought joy, passing idle time, providing comfort after a tough day, helping to get through the flu while being miserable on the couch, helping my younger imagination run wild. It’s interesting how one person can have such an impact on us. Many thanks to Val Kilmer for giving us wonderful movies.
- iszomer 2y agoVal played his role in the 2008 film Felon very well. RIP.
- crossroadsguy 2y agoThere are actors I developed an affinity towards. I don't know for sure whether it was their role or acting in that role. I don't think so. I just think I saw some of them when I started exploring cinema from the world, outside my country, and hence in the beginning that meant mostly from the USA. I think it is just early familiarity. Kilmer is one of them. And - they never seem to age to me. Maybe it's the makeup or what not. I remember him from Heat and even in subsequent films somehow he stayed that old or young - like in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, or Salton Sea, there was this with Michael Douglas, and some more. don't remember Top Gun for Cruise, hell I don't remember any Tom Cruise film for Tom Cruise. If I noticed him in a film I'd just assume I'd like that film and that kinda seemed irrational but I did like the film. There was something about him. There are few more actors like him. It's sad. They never look older to me, they just die one day and that becomes more shocking. In a way it reminds me of my own mortality harder compared to maybe if I would have noticed them steadily growing and looking older. I will miss him.
- swah 2y agoMe too, because of "The Saint" movie - I was a bit fascinated for some time. Like an alternative 007.
- drewcoo 2y agoCheck out the TV show, then. Brit 60s fun with Roger Moore, before he was a Bond! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055701/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520saint https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055701/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8...
- howmayiannoyyou 2y agoVal Kilmer taught me flip a pen through my fingers while sitting in class. Thank you Val. May your memory be a blessing.
- CapricornNoble 2y agoTombstone was a cultural icon in my fraternity house as we had a drinking game based around it. But Val will always be in my memory as the wild swordsman Mad Mardigan in Willow. RIP! Every time Doc Holiday drinks you take a shot. Nothing less than 80-proof allowed. No other food or drinks allowed. You cannot vomit before the end of the credits. If you get through the whole movie you get to sign the house's Tombstone movie poster. With the director's cut I believe it was 21 shots total, with one or two of the scenes in the saloon what really push people over the edge because he drinks frequently in a short period of time. I never even attempted it. We had one or two brothers who vomited during the credits.....FAIL! Ah good times. "I got two guns...one for the both of ya."
- ddtaylor 2y agoVal Kilmer did Felon in 2008 I I believe. It's a very big departure from his other performances and an interesting film made after his hiatus. It's clear he still had a lot of talent later in his life.
- ecocentrik 2y agoI was going to say he was underrated as a comedic straight man but Top Secret has a higher rating on IMDB than Top Gun. Rock on Nick Rivers.
- croes 2y agoDid his belief in “Christian Science” have anything to do with his relatively early demise?