Man, all anybody can seem to talk about is Top Gun and Batman YoMamaXVIVwhatthefuckever, of which he justly said, “I mean, it’s so bad, it’s almost good.” As of right now, inexplicably, I have yet to see one (1) single mention of his most memorable role, as Doc Holliday in Tombstone.
Actor Val Kilmer, star of ‘Batman Forever,’ ‘Top Gun,’ dead at 65
Kilmer succumbed to pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes told the New York Times. He was diagnosed with throat cancer, which required two tracheotomies, in 2015 and later recovered.
The Los Angeles native made his film debut as rock star Nick Rivers in the 1984 movie “Top Secret!,” which was written and directed by the comedy team that created “Airplane!”
Two years later, Kilmer was launched to superstardom for his role as Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in “Top Gun,” the highest-grossing movie of 1986.
Poor guy was in pretty rugged shape the last several years, but keep on choogling away as best he could nonetheless, which you gotta respect. Me, I’ll always remember him as he was here.
Godspeed to you, Val Kilmer, and sincerest thanks for all your excellent work.
Update! Changed the vid, on account of the death scene wasn’t the one I originally intended to post, this one is. My bad.
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That was my favorite role, i especially like when he was fucking with the guy twirling his cup around, classic!
I didn’t care much for top gun myself given the obvious BS parts about it.
But the Tombstone role was pure genius and made that movie. It happened to be on last night and without knowing Kilmer was dead (or dying) I thought about how perfectly the role was played.
RIP Mr. Kilmer, you earned it.
Val’s portrayal of Doc Holliday will forever be the gold standard.
He could also do comedy as his role in Top Secret, a cult classic, showed.
I too loved the many roles Val played. Let’s not forget his character Mad Mardigan in Willow.