Val Kilmer was my first modern Hollywood crush, thanks to Batman Forever (1995). I was fifteen when that came out, and I fell for him immediately, and then watched both it and Willow (1988) repeatedly throughout my teens, followed by a deep obsession with Tombstone (1993). Over the years, I have loved so many of Val's movies. I also really enjoyed his memoir, I'm Your Huckleberry.
I'll be posting a list of my top ten favorites sometime soon. For now, I'm just really sad.
I couldn't count how many times I watched Willow! I was in high school then, and we both went to the theater and rented it over and over again.
ReplyDeleteGypsi, I wish I could have seen Willow on the big screen! I first saw it at a friend's house during a sleepover in the mid 1990s because she learned I had just seen Batman Forever and neeeeeeeeded to see more Val Kilmer. (She's always been a good friend that way!) She had recorded it off TV, so we didn't even have the whole movie because, of course, it had bits shaved off to make space for ads -- but I fell in love all the same.
DeleteMy best friend Ellen and I went, and as the credits rolled, we ran out to the payphone in the lobby to call our moms and beg to be able to stay and watch it again. 😆
DeleteDid you see Val(Iceman) in Maverick? Is was a short role but a key and touching scene with Tom Cruise( Maverick)!
ReplyDeleteYES! It was such a treat to have Iceman have that pivotal scene in Top Gun: Maverick. I had heard Val Kilmer was going to have a small role, and I assumed it would basically be a walk-on, but it turned out to be a crucial scene for the film, and so poignant. I was really happy.
DeleteMadmartigan will always be my favorite reluctant hero. </3
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ReplyDeleteWith the passing of Val Kilmer, I thought it would be fitting to talk about one of his more obscure roles, the 1989 Billy the Kid. His version is regarded as the most historical accuracy.
I also remember him as Moses from The Prince of Egypt.