While he's played a number of notable roles, I always remember him in Real Genius. I think that was the first movie we watched after getting cable.
April 02, 2025, 02:24 PM
urbanwarrior238
He deserved the Oscar for Doc in Tombstone
'I am the danger'...Hiesenberg NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Life Member
April 02, 2025, 03:16 PM
Hound Dog
His role in Tombstone is, perhaps (IMO, of course), one of the greatest ever played. He was phenomenal in that film.
I also think he was the best Batman. He and Kidman had incredible chemistry.
Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher
April 02, 2025, 04:40 PM
229DAK
Madmartigan!
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
April 02, 2025, 04:54 PM
Ogie
That's sad. I liked him in Tombstone and one that wasn't mentioned above, "Heat". Well, it wasn't mentioned in the other thread.
April 03, 2025, 08:38 AM
Blackmore
This was supposedly an ad lib the director liked so much they re-shot it and zoomed in on Kilmer.
Harshest Dream, Reality
April 03, 2025, 10:12 PM
HuskySig
Real Genius has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. Top Gun, Heat, and Tombstone would be very different movies without Val Kilmer. Another piece of my childhood is gone.
I read this morning that in the funeral scene of Top Gun Maverick, posted above, the two young people on the far side of Ice Man's wife are his real life children in uncredited roles. It's a quick bit of screen time, but a nice gesture to them nonetheless.
April 04, 2025, 02:34 PM
PASig
One of my favorite Val Kilmer roles and a memorable scene:
