WTF Happened to VAL KILMER?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- In our latest WTF series, we take a look at some of our favorite stars and filmmakers who have seemingly disappeared or altered their careers over the years to the point that begs the question; WTF happened? Now, before you think we're just picking on celebrities or running some gossip rag stuff, think again! We take a fun (and sometimes funny), researched and fair approach, looking at all angles that led our subject to wherever they are now (which isn't necessarily a bad place at all). If anything, it answers the question on where these fine folks went, how they got there and where you can find 'em now.
In this episode we look at the career of the Iceman himself, Val Kilmer! Kilmer broke onto the scene with the comedy flicks TOP SECRET! (see our Best Movie You Never Saw of that HERE) and REAL GENIUS before taking flight with Tony Scott's TOP GUN. From there, Kilmer took up the sword as Madmartigan in WILLOW before landing a stream of great roles throughout the 90s, including THE DOORS, THUNDERHEART, TOMBSTONE, BATMAN FOREVER, HEAT, THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS and THE SAINT. While he never had another era as strong as that, Kilmer dipped in and out with some really solid work, including the criminally underrated THE SALTON SEA, WONDERLAND, SPARTAN and of course, KISS KISS, BANG BANG. From there, things got a little hazy for Kilmer and his health took a turn for the worse. He popped up here and there, working with TOP GUN's Tony Scott again in DEJA VU, started playing Mark Twain on stage, did some voice-over work, some TV appearances and even made a lesser-known flick with Francis Ford Coppola called TWIXT. While not everything he's done in his later years is as strong, credit is due to Kilmer for remaining a consumate professional in his craft and fighting through his own health scares to continue doing what he loves, even getting a return to the franchise that started it all for him, TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Here's to you, Val Kilmer...you can be our wingman anytime!
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I met this man at San Diego Comic Con in 1998 and he was so humble and polite. He stayed for several hours signing autographs and chatting. Stand up guy! I hope and pray that he beats cancer! "I'm your Huckleberry"
🎉🎉well stated
The fact that he kept his illness on the downlow for so long says a lot about the kind of person he actually is, private and internally oriented. Godspeed, icon.
only people who doing things against holy wood that,s the act!!!!
Val kilmer didn't want the snakes to know he had cancer. He didn't want sympathy. He wanted to deal with it himself. Good luck to him in the future and hope he's finally happy
paul baker - Well said and much agreed!
@Crohn it's fully possible to find peace near the end of your life though. I don't think I could, but some people can. One can always hope, at least!
It the 5th stage of dying. Finding peace and excepting your fate. Your body tells you it's time and you welcome it for reason only those who leave us know.
@Crohn we all are going to die. Havnt you had that memo.
Val Kilmer is a very good actor.
His performance in tombstone was unforgettable. I’m sure I’ve watched it a dozen or so times and he made the movie great in my opinion. Prayers for his recovery.
Val not even being nominated for Sup Actor for "Tombstone" will forever remain one of the great mysteries/travesties in cinema. Period.
Yes I have bitched about this ever since I first saw the Classic Tombstone~!!! But now I think I know why.
His role as Doc Holiday will live Batman forever.
Love u Doc HOliday xx u hang in there brother you are a diamond 💎 👍❤️
as Michael Biehn for The Abyss
I like Val Kilmer. He didn’t take care of himself. Is it never too late? I still wish him good health and luck!
He got cancer and still fighting it . All the best to Val.
im fighting the same cancer right now for the 3rd time,,i reached out to val about a year ago not expecting to hear back,,,wel this awesome guy answered back and told me to keep fighting ....very good guy..
@@deeznutz4962
Great memories,good vibes for you
The cancer rates are a shame, a reflection of a society ran by greed and a lack of empathy for all life. Vitamin b-17 was found to cure and prevent cancer, it disappeared from American shelves once this was discovered, no money in it for big greedy pharma, a crime against all humanity is right before our eyes, the illusion is so vast few see it and the ones that do are thought to be crazy conspiracy theorists. Well played, you greedy bastards, your grandchildren will hate you for destroying their future for your own gain. Its hard to imagine why anyone would think this way and cause so much suffering for their own gain. Profits that they will take to the grave, if they haven't bought their way out of death somehow. Its a shame how shameless they are. We can only hope that their children won't succumb to the same brainwashing and continue the destruction for profit method. I for one can not believe anyone would allow this to go on. The world is breaking my heart, but it will never break my spirit.
@@deeznutz4962 bitter apricot seeds are full of b-17, take them it stops cancer, also look up the gerson Institute in Mexico, it is in Mexico because the USA will not have any alternative methods of dealing with cancer, big pharma has faught hard to protect its bottom line, which is to make profits. B17 was discovered long ago, as soon as it was proven to prevent and reverse cancer it was taken off the shelves here. Big Pharma funded all the schools and have changed the way doctors are taught. The system has been compromised, you go to them to heal and what do they give you? Poison right? Did they tell you about B17? Of course not, that would give your body the tools it needs to fight for itself. We all have cancer, everyone of us, but our bodies get rid of it, your body stopped doing that because it can't without the right tools. Even if you take their poison, give yourself a chance to fight, let food be thy medicine, get educated on that and save yourself, it takes a lifestyle change to keep cancer at bay. Vegans get way less cancer than meat eater, that is a fact, learn for yourself why that is. Save yourself then show others how you did it. Big pharma runs the show, anything that will help you that doesn't make them money has been supressed, don't be a victim, be cause and not effect, cure yourself then do your part for humanity and help others get the education that is forbidden by a few greedy men with no empathy for the lives of us all. Be the change this world desperately needs. When enough of us do our part we may change the trend. In 1950 1 in about 10 people got cancer in the US, now its 1 in 3 or 4, whats it going to be by 2030, 1 in 2 according to the trend, 2040? We may be wiping ourselves out by the end of this century and we seem to be bent on taking every fish in the sea, every acre of rainforests, every animal species besides ones we eat, and even the clean air with us. It madness and the trend of saving everything starts right here with each one of us. We will be the generation of man that decides if life on earth has a future or not. We can't keep fighting poison with poison, its foolish, dangerous and down right stupid. Like drinking drainO to cure constipation stupid. You need to heal, we all need to heal ourselves and then heal the earth. How we are educated is how we change this, people like you and me have to educate ourselves then find a way to share it with everyone, get them doing the same thing. It is up to us, the people, the ones with all the money and power are obsessed with gaining more and more money and power, that is why things are the way they are today. We have to change, all we can do is be the change we know the world needs, be part of the solution in our day to day lives, and the opportunity to inspire others will come. Feeling Great and living right are contagious things, all people are basically good, we are all born loving and caring for others, and we all want a better world with less suffering, believe me we all hate suffering, when we see and hear of others doing great we all think about how we wished we felt that way, but so many people just don't know how, its true that we become like the closest people around us, that means that our own personal growth can influence those around us, and they influence the people around them and on and on. So please take care of yourself, your body first, then you will have the energy to take care of your mind and spirit. If bad health habits are subconscious and hard to change, then make yourself learn something new about how to prevent cancer everyday, it took me doing this 6 months after I lost both my Grandpa's, after doing research and learning for 6 months one morning I woke up like any other day and all the sudden I couldn't eat food that wasn't going to serve my body with energy and nutrition, my subconscious changed and I didnt have to force myself to change a thing, you may need to make changes today because of your weakened immune system but there is no greater motivation than cancer, order the bitter apricot curnals today, actually google what has the most b17 in it, i believe that is correct, but make sure, its been 4 years since I read about them. Some seeds are full of cyanide so do some research before ordering but do that right away, no time to spare. Learn all you can, and get yourself detoxed from the poison chemicals that I am sure are abundant within you, the Gerson Institute is perfect for that, go there, get healthy and begin living a life of purpose, the very reason you are here, to bring your Love and Light to this world and to leave this world in better shape than you found it! We all share this purpose we just forgot, perhaps you are the messenger ment to remind them....You Got This! Get started right now!
@@infiniteadam7352 There you said it "no empathy". Through personal experiences i was confronted for years with people suffering disorders as narissism, sociopathy, psychopathy. I seemed to attrack them being an easy going person and all. I had to make a study of the topic to take on the psychological damage they did but also to learn to spot them better so i can protect myself. This study has made it quite easy to spot them. Now a world is opening in front of my eyes as is so with many victims. A world we never really could see. 'Normal' people in the world, even some of the crazy ones... we're all victims of people with those disorders. I understand now what they mean when religious people speak of the battle between good & bad. It's actually the battle between malignently disoerded people vs everybody else...
The sad thing is he was never fat he was just going through treatment for cancer and that makes you puff up, literally. Man I love Val Kilmer. He's always captivated me, in every incarnation. He still does. It's heartbreaking what the treatment for throat cancer did to his beautiful voice. But the fact that he can still speak and he is still here with us is definitely something to be thankful for.
No person deserves such bad luck. Certainly not him.
@@dinodisneylover1 Maybe karma?
I'm pretty sure he gained weight for Alexander and had a lot of trouble losing it after.
watch his new film "Val" its outstanding!!
@@silviomanuel1519 I did! And I cried like a baby! I love him even more now!
When one actor asked 'What is my motivation,' the director replied 'You're getting paid a lot of money.' That always worked for me.
Last year I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Val Kilmer at a convention. I was wearing a Top Gun T-shirt with a Duck-Duck-Goose joke. He smiled and gave me a sweet hug. I still love him. ❤❤❤❤
My favorite actor ever. Period. I’m not only a fan, but also an Oncology Nurse. The treatment for head and neck cancer is brutal and you have to be a very brave soul to endure it. Val is not only brave, but extremely versatile. He’s a real artist.
Well said
Thank you for being the one person that not only knows he went through that, but also what the treatment for it is like..Always been a fan, & ice gotten tired of some of tne nasty comments over the years about how they assume he just became a bloated alcoholic and pissed his career away...which isnt true at all.
Hes a christian scientist so we dont know what treatment if any he pursued.
@@batvette While you have a point, for what he had i think he would be dead if he didnt have treatment of any kind. Thst might of been why he kept it quiet for so long.
@@djpixie84 of course I was just speculating. I guess it depends on the strength of his faith.
These are the people who dont bring their children to doctors and pray instead.
"Jim Morrison couldn't even play Jim Morrison, but Val did" ⚘✊
Yeah, he out-Morrisoned, Morrison!
Best performance ever! He will always be my favorite.
Jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja. I like this one...
When i went home after watching the movie i told my 14 yr old son (who i had made into a Doors fan)- "you wont believe it son, but Jim Morrison is really ALIVE!!!"...lol
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His work on the Doors was really Oscar worthy! Val is a true artist and in real life he is a loving and fun person. I watched the documentary about him and I'm so sad he lost his voice. The film was able to record his voice prior to the surgery and using high tech have recreated his voice so he can narrate his own documentary. What a great talent. So underrated.
I believe it was his son who narrated his documentary sounds just like him.
It was his son (Jack) who narrated the documentary.
"there is no normal life Wyatt, theres just life..." Doc Holliday- - one of the best movie lines ever
Shit thats heavy. I love that movie.
How true , life is just life !!!
YES to TRUTH
Genuine truth .
Val kilmer: plays a different person in every film
Tom cruise: playing the same person since the 1990’s
Edit: its funny how by this statement many people assume that I’m implying that Tom Cruise is a bad actor or incapable of playing any other character, which I am not. The only thing I’m implying is that Tom Cruise is beating a dead horse with his characters. Do his movies draw in a crowd, yes, however, when will he stop playing a super spy? He is about to be 60. Do I watch his Mission Impossible movies? Yes but mainly to see the new characters like Jeremy Renner and Henry Caville.
That's profound and thanks for saying it~!!
Truth!
😄"I feel the need, the need for Tom Cruise speed!"
😈"I'm not your huckleberry!"
On point!
Now that someone has said it, I never noticed, but it's TRUE.
Should have won the Oscar for The Doors movie. The singing is outstanding.
One of his many he deserves.
Yes
@I Oh damn. Nothing was gonna beat that. Still the last film to win the big three at the Oscars. Best actor, supporting actor and picture.
Yeah , that’s what I say , Val was awsome playing the role of Jim Morrison , loved that movie and can he sing , he’s cool and I like him 👍. Cheers and thanks to Val Kilmer you have been great man !
Completely agree, he seemed a reincarnation of Morrison.
He was remarkable in 'The Doors'. I read that the other band members were blown away by how well Kilmer played Morrison
Val is known for reading his press, so everybody say hi to Val. 💐We love you...get well soon, man.
Hi Val. You have Always been my favorite actor. And now my sons favorite actor too. You really are great. I hope you are doing better. Prayers from Pittsburgh.
@Timothy Gray damn you a real bitch >:/
Hi Val!!!
Love your work, your work ethic, your diverse choices of roles!!
Thank you for sharing yourself and your multi-talents.
May love, light and healing energies surround you.
You are whole and integrated.
Now I'm going to go rewatch all your best movies!
@Val Kilmer Errrrrrr...
Yep we do love you Val
IDK, among my girlfriends we say Kilmer has a lifetime pass: he's allowed to get old, fat, or weird but he'll always be attractive.
ALL women say that "a man can be hideous or broke, but not both."
True and He has just beaten cancer at L’Ange Hollywood...We came together as a family to help with His family and He is looking good and signed for two Paramount Films...expect a full, healthy beautiful Val Kilmer. Val is the very last alumni at the Powers Children’s Acting School (members included Jill St John, Stephanie Powers and Natasha Gurdin (my mom) and then we started Bruno n Mars Lunar Studios / children’s performance academies)
Now we have got rid of Harvey W...
@@marsnategurdinsolomon8030 thank you for help out with Val's family during this time. Idk him personally, only movies, but I love Val! He is a great actor, I just think some in the industry, doesn't understand his methods? Like the gal above said, it's like he isn't able to get fat, or sick! Val is a human, he's a real human...I've always liked him from Top Gun, but one of my favs is, bad mardigan, from Willow, cllaassic!!
Hey @jenna crawford
My maiden name is Crawford, I e always thought is was cool to see or meet someone with your last name, feels like we're connected in someway, lol
@@marsnategurdinsolomon8030 wow an insider! You must have many stories to tell.... Glad to hear Val is in better health. I've loved him ever since I laid eyes on him-like so many young girls do! What a wonderful, versatile actor! He is a true legend! Sounds to me like Val should maybe slow down a bit...enjoy life around him. He's given his all it seems his whole life and we're grateful for it! He'll always be beautiful to me. One of Hollywood's true greats! Val has endeared himself into our hearts and minds forever....so he's stuck with us now! Thank you Val for sharing your extraordinary life with us! And thank you Mars for that inside look! And yes glad Weinstein finally got justice! Now send DeNiro with him!! I was a victim of sexual abuse at age 5 so I can relate a little bit and I'm 68 now-still with issues. I've read so many horrific stories about the inner workings of Hollywood and it's hard to believe. I hope it's a "cleaner" Hollywood now and that you're avoiding it's pitfalls and helping to make it great again! Love the name Mars by the way. I wanted to name my son Marshall with nickname Mars but I was out voted... I'd love to hear more about Hollywood and your mother's movie career. Thank you so much for taking time to fill us in!
In my opinion, Val Kilmer is one of the best actors ever! He has played so many different roles. An absolute icon. Praying he recovers from his illness.
"Outta the way, Peck!" ... _Willow_ will forever remind me of Kilmer, and he alone
🙏
Yes, he certainly always had plenty of work.
Amen
Agreed. His voice is permanently gone, though. He has a mechanical voice box and a tracheotomy tube. It’s especially sad because his voice was just...dead sexy, sensitive, precise, confident, expressive. He sang beautifully. I loved him in everything he did, even the bad movies (looking at you, Kill Me Again!) But Tombstone, Real Genius, and Wonderland are probably my favorites. Oh, and True Romance! Small but very significant role. I thought he was probably the best looking man EVER, but his talent was even more impressive.
There's a documentary on Amazon Prime Video called Val, produced by him. He's always been my favorite actor. I learned so much about him. I'm glad I found it. You can tell that he's heartbroken about his cancer and how much his life has changed. He looked so sad...just wanted to give him a hug.
Tom cruise repeatedly plays Tom cruise, same every time.Val took on challenges and is much more creative. Sad he became ill.
Yesi agree
Great point
Hey, Val has a great life. He’s always be my guy better than his contemporaries.
Cruise did well in Born on the 4th of July, Magnolia, Collateral, Eyes Wide Shut..he can show some range, but most times he reverts to safer ground. Kilmer, for me, has some better acting chops, and, conversely, does not play it safe. His versatility and range are impressive. Great work in Kill Me Again, The Doors, Tombstone, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Heat, Felon...In some cases, he's better than the material.
Glad to hear that Kilmer is doing better, health wise. Always been a fan.
@Brian Babin
Kilmer's picky, and applies an artistic attitude in his work. That's why I prefer Val over Cruise toe-to-toe, consistently.
"Why Johnny Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave". "I'm your huckleberry". He deserved an OSCAR for that film.
Yes he did.
He brought Doc Holliday to life.
Absolute genius.
Best movie ever
YES!
You’re a Daisy if you do
Those lines will be remembered after Tom Cruise has been forgotten.
The Ghost And The Darkness is supremely underrated.
i love that movie
LOVE Ghost and the Darkness!
Very good movie
Awesome movie
Is it? I thought everyone loves that movie. Either way, nice shoutout
Should have won an Oscar for Tombstone. Seriously. He nailed it
Like the narrator said, Hollywood is a weird place!
I met the man last year at a convention with a print of Doc Holliday. You wrote down in advance what you wanted him to sigh, which, in my case was "I'm your Huckleberry." The post it fell of though, so instead he signed, "(my name), poor soul, you were just too high strung." I LOVED IT. Guy could barely talk though. It's highly depressing.
Jon Ericson I love Val.
Details bro...details. What do you mean he couldnt talk? What was wrong with him? High? Drunk? Sick? All three?
CurrencyTraderXAUUSD He’s had Throat Cancer...from what I understand
Kilmer’s Doc Holiday is marvelous. He was so compelling. Honestly when he was on the screen you couldn’t look at anyone else. He should have won an academy award that year.
That and Madmartigan in Willow are my fave Kilmer characters
So easy to watch that movie over and over. He just nailed the part.
I sat mesmerised watching VK as Doc Holiday when it first screened in Atlanta saying OMG Academy Award,Academy Award... boy was I wrong.But you know what?? I'm STILL saying it!!
@@jamesgordon1458 He really should have gotten an Oscar. Oscar performances are really timeless. The scene or scenes just stick in your head. Every scene Val had in Tombstone made the movie unique. He was amongst other great actors and simply delivered a cool incredible performance.
"I'm your huckleberry"
Tombstone is one of the few movies ever made that had the absolutely perfect/right actors for the roles they played. And I mean the whole main cast. Doc/Val being at the top.
Hated his work in that as his accent went bizarre like Eastern European vampire
@@arribaficationwineho32 never been to GA or Louisiana huh. Many in the back woods talk just like he did in that movie.
Yea he's my favorite character in that movie.
@@censoreduser7753 no. We do not.
@@arribaficationwineho32 Yeah, WE do! I live in Ga! And know many people that speak just like him. Here, Louisiana, and Mississippi!
Life happened to Val. just like all of us. people get older. people get sick. he is still a great actor and a great father. lots of us still love him and wish him the best. he always cheered us up and i love all his movies. :} 🌼 🎭
“There’s no normal life, Wyatt.
There’s just life.”
good writer there and a great delivery!!
His role as Jim Morrison was the only time I was ever able to suspend disbelief in a biopic like that. He BECAME Morrison. Looked like him, sounded like him...just incredible.
He was always a scene stealer in every role. ..even as a supporting actor (Doc Holiday).
I didnt see Val Kilmer anywhere. I did however see Jim Morrison
So good 🤘
what about Joaquin phoenix in walk the line? i like his singing better than the real Cash!
except for Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles and Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury.....so good both won Oscars
@@TheBelrick I saw Joaquin doing Cash
He did not just one, but several brilliant and memorable roles. if he wants to piss off and become a hermit then cool, he's made his mark.
@Patrick Brennan think it's the other way around, he's a notorious diva and asshole who's difficult to work with and a big ego.
@@paulheap1982
And yet he's a hundred times better than the freak show that hollywood is today
@@paulheap1982 Hollywood is a narcissist factory.
@@FriendlyCroock good one. lol
Well said! When you see his career in this linear format it really highlights how much and how long this man continued to make an impact in movies. Most actors would love to have one impactful or "memorable" performance (TY Skylone) and Val made a career of them.
I've always liked Val Kilmer. I get the feeling that these so-called "difficult" actors are simply people who don't kiss anyone's ass.
@Victoria Bingo!, You hit the nail on the head......
Damn straight Val doesn't take any s h
Tortured artist making them the best of the best!
Ikr
Yep like Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men
Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer are the two reasons I love Tombstone!!! Those two played their characters to perfection!! Like many people on here I thought Val was a terrific actor, unfortunately we don't know what goes on behind the scenes and it sucks that he was labeled a Hard Actor to work with. I guess he was meant to be a Great Supporting Actor and not a Great Leading Man. I hope he has recovered from his throat cancer.
I love me some Kurt Russell.
His doc holiday role was by far the greatest rendition of almost any Western
He was great but the most underrated cowboy legend was Keith Carradine playing Wild Bill Hickock In deadwood.
Dennis Quaid turned in a good performance in Wyatt Earp. But nah, nowhere near as good.
jason dirt hell yes I agree
I actually re watched that very recently
Ya to bad his performance like the movie was completely inaccurate. Dennis Quaid was Holiday. Of course if you do not care about accuracy at all then yes Tombstone was awesome.
@@dangarvito7731 if i want to watch something for accuracy i'd watch a documentary lol and even then anyone can sprinkle lies among truth.
Val was robbed of an Oscar, for The Doors. Absolutely robbed.
Jim Morrison couldn't have played himself nearly as well as Kilmer. #fact
And The Saint.
Oscars suck
He was good. But the whole movie was a cartoonish portrayal of Jim & The Doors .
Did you know Jim Morrisons dad was a helping hand in getting the US involved with Vietnam? Supposedly he got jim into being mk ultra. That's why he spiraled pretty hard
Heat is a perfect example of Val’s dedication. There’s one quick scene when Val reloads his CAR-15 while taking cover behind a car. He was so accurate and precise with his gun handling, SWAT teams used that same scene to show how to reload quickly and efficiently while under cover. Everything about Heat is painfully accurate as far as how to SWAT teams and Spec Ops move as a team in a combat situation. Larry Vickers, one of the most famous and prolific Delta operator, praises the movie for just how good the combat scenes are. One of the best action movies of all time and Val Kilmer is a huge reason why it’s so good.
Former SAS soldiers taught them that close contact drill and withdrawal.
I do remember the combat scenes and it blew me away. I like your analogy of it is spot-on.
I agree, Kilmer was awesome in Heat. But, De Niro and Pacino were pretty impressive, too. A great, thrilling film, enhanced by top performers. Ashley Judd was real good too, in a smaller role as Kilmer's wife. And, she never 'ratted' him out.
Thanks for the info I love that film
Just came here after seeing Top Gun Maverick - his scene with Maverick was so moving, I almost choked up. Val is like the new Christopher Reeve after his accident, despite going through hell, he still has a strong spirit. Like you guys, I wish him nothing but the best.
Also I am A BIG FAN OF BATMAN FOREVER - NO REGRETS!
The Salton Sea, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Felon, ThunderHeart, Mindhunters and The Ghost and The Darkness are very underrated films of Kilmer.
The Salton Sea is incredible
I really enjoyed Wonderland.....and mindhunters
I adore Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The Ghost and the Darkness actually holds an interesting distinction of being the 'most historically accurate' film made to date as far as costumes, location, ethnicity of actors, and dialogue. It was fascinating, but it terrified me to no end!
Good old gay perry
When I was in high school my step dad used to take me and my mom to the salt and see what a horrible place! The damn water stunk so bad even then that it was hard to breathe around that Lake
The fact that he didn’t get an Oscar for Doc Holiday is wild. No one else on earth could have played him
Not even nominated. Did not even get an MTV award for Christ sake! He and Michael Biehn (Johnny Ringo) made that movie the classic it is today. Check out Thunderheart (1992). Underrated film.
He was light years better than Dennis Quaid as Doc opposite Kevin Costner.
I agree. Artists if they even cared about the ART, should have boycotted oscar that year.
@@theartofwar7806 omg Thunder Heart. My brothers and I used to laugh at that film when we were kids because we weren't used to seeing Native people like us on screen lol
@@kaylahayden9957 So how accurate was the portrayal of Native Americans? I loved that old man! He was a riot.
Val Kilmer forever. Best Doc Holiday.
This was an incredible biography! Seriously professional and honest. Val Kilmer has always been one of my favorite Actors.
Val in Tombstone is one of the greatest performances of all time.
You’re damn right
He was Doc Holliday! Also he was Jim Morrison!
Yeah and he looked like SHEEIT. Wtf was THAT all about?
Jamel Jarvis he looked like shit becauseDoc Holliday had tuberculosis
Was thinking this when i clicked on the video.
As a vocalist, I can appreciate the deep emotional pain that it must have caused him to lose his voice to throat cancer. But he seems like he navigated that part of his life with an amazing amount of courage, tenacity, and even humor.
Val Kilmer will forever be Doc Holliday. His performance was outstanding.
I'm your Huckleberry
The best
Absolutely 👍
High Noon, Once upon a time in the West and Val Kilmer in Tombstone not the movie itself are my favourite Westerns. The Lizard King and Iceman so underrated love you Val good health to you and your family.✌️
He will forever be Madmartigan to me.
I had the same type of throat cancer as Michal Douglas did. While it was no picnic, it's much easier than other types of cancer. Six weeks of chemo and radiation and it's gone usually. Eighty percent cure rate but also has a good chance of a very bad relapse.
I was cancer free about two months when two different doctors confirmed my cancer was back and not happy. They both told my sisters that with treatment I'd live...about 9 months. Without treatment I'd be dead in 3 months.
No one told me anything but I sensed something was off. My suspicions were confirmed when my Pastor said he wanted to do an anointing ceremony on me. He told me what the doctors had said. I agreed to do the anointing.
The anointing is when a Pastor puts some oil on your head and traces out a cross in it. The anointee is surrounded by a group of men and the Pastor leads them in prayer asking Jesus for divine intervention to heal the anointee of their illness or affliction.
For this to work, every person involved has to believe it will work without a doubt. Counting me. there was 12 people. It also has to meet God's will. It can't be done for selfish reasons.
Looks like we did it right. That was about 2 years ago and I'm still here. I'm still recovering. The radiation scared my throat and caused my tongue to swell on the right side and killed a few taste buds. All in all I'd say I am 95% healed up.
Prople scoff at me sometimes when I tell them about my miracle. If only ome doctor had had told me I was going to die and I didn't then yes he could have mistaken. I had 2 doctors from 2 different hospitals in 2 different states tell me the same exact thing.
I chose to believe in my miracle. I give all the praise and glory to God.
@Deco Electra It has been my experience that all prayers are answered but not in the way we might expect them.
The Bible also says He will provide for our needs. Many people pray for what they want, confusing a want with a need. I'm not saying you're doing this. Sometimes the answer is no.
Sometime the answer shows up right away or decades later. God has His own time clock and it is vastly different than our own.
Just remember that he loves us. He has a plan. He is returning very soon. No one knows when but the events leading up to it are already in motion. Time is very very short.
Amen! God also wants to heal your soul. Receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour. John 3:16. And you will be saved. God bless.
His performance in the Doors was second to none!!! He didn't sell it, he became it.
Yeah I really can't think of a better performance by anyone
One of the most under rated actors ever. He's also a genuinely decent guy. I lived near him outside of Santa Fe, and every Christmas he'd load up his truck with turkeys and personally deliver them to all his neighbors. Damn near ran for mayor of Santa Fe and I wish he did. Super smart, avid reader and a huge supporter of the Native Americans indigenous to that area.
Yeah. And thas why he is not welcome in Hollywood. The man you describe doesnt want anything to do with the sick and degenerated "Hollywood" elite.
Val said many times that he is part Cherokee from his grandmother's side.
He can be my wing man anytime.
yes he's a real peach. He had my roomate fired from his job as a waiter because he said " I really like your work." lovely fellow
Ed Itor I’m sure that happened exactly like you say. Your roommates probably the one that’s a dick.
He's the kind of actor who elevates any movie he's in. I've got nothing but love and respect for the Iceman.
younghammer2 Val is a very good actor. I enjoy his performances.
Forever fan of Val Kilmer 💘
Val Kilmer is one of my favorite actors, he's so damn good! Tom Cruise has nothing on Val, movies make Cruise look good, Val makes the movies look great! Tombstone is one of the best movies ever and Val is a huge reason for that, to be fair, every actor in Tombstone should have won an award, they were all perfect! You're awesome and I wish only the very best for you Val Kilmer!!
Well said!
he's a great actor....
I always wished Val and Tom switched roles in Top Gun.
He is More Then Good ... He Is Fantastic! He Is a Character Actor of the Suburb Kind.
heck with cruise ! rather watch tiny tim tip toe naked through the tulips and sit on Ellens face
They wanted him to get hooked on heroine for the film-" what more do we need to know about Hollywood?
Did you know thst Judy Garland was put on amphetamines during the making of Wizard of Oz. Director/ Hollywood saying she was gaining weight. Rhey messed her up.
They messed w Christopher jones
I no longer support hollyweird, I wait for it to come out on HBO or Cinemax - I gave up on showtime, I won't live that long - lol
Now Hollywood wants every screen writer to make all females hooked on being alpha dogs and all males their beta pussies. Women think it's some sort of getting even, but we all know it's so the movies will be 'suitable' for the Chinese govt to show their 100,000,000 paying viewing Chinese citizens. So Hollywood basically craps all over the West and makes men and boys look like they'ed be week in battle, all for billions of dollars from China.
Jamel Jarvis yeah, I guess I would be “difficult” too, if expected to ruin my future for a movie
I personally always liked Val Kilmer and his acting. The fact that he didn't sell himself out to the Hollywood pedifile group speaks highly of him. Give credit to where credit is due. Stay strong VAL.
Val?
22-+
Jerry Robinson WTF?
Super Fly seems like their are a ton of pedo’s in holly weird.
Super Fly The occult =SRA=Adrenochrome
His Doc Holiday is among the best roles ever.
One of my favorite characters
He was brilliant in that.
I'm your huckleberry!
Seconded. He was GREAT as Doc Holliday.
He should have gotten an Oscar for that.
Val Kilmer is a genius. His best roles were in Top Gun, The Doors, Real Genius, Tombstone, The Saint and Heat.
Gotta say, after watching this, I feel truly blessed. If you ain’t got your health, you ain’t got shit. I grew up with this icon and I feel saddened by his plight, yet cheered by his determination and courage in the face of adversity. Godspeed Val.
Val as doc holiday is out of this world
Yes sir!
He was robbed of an Oscar! Superb film and he was a joy to watch.
I met him once, at the time of batman forever I was 11 years old. It was at the after party of the primary of the film in Germany. He was so kind and took some time to talk to me. Never forget talking to Bruce Wayne 😎
Good to hear that
@SuWu
Holy business meeting!
Who cares pointless comment
@lee hollebon You are the one with the pointless comment, and the first two who commented back, did care, as well as others. The opening comment speaks to Val's character off the screen. Treating children who they will never see again well, little people who don't propel ones career, speaks volumes about the kindness of somebody. So, you stfu, Lee.
How luckh u werev 👍
Heat shootout scene is probably one of the best shoot-out scenes ever.. Whenever I want to test new surround sound speakers.. I always play the part where Val dumps a magazine in Heat when he was leaving the bank and notices the cops. Val was a bad ass in that movie and that scene totally captured him perfectly.
He got screwed out of oscars for Doc and the Doors!! 2 roles that NO ONE will ever come close to! I luv Val Kilmer. Ghost and the darkness is still my guilty pleasure movie!!
Thunderheart is one of the best movies I believe I've ever seen
DNT TRD ON ME I love The Saint. Also Top Secret.
@@tilley238 i'm glad though that Kilmer didn't do another Batman movie because honestly he sucked as Batman ! i thought it was a very wooden performance in a movie that should have been more serious than campy.
The Doors are my favorite band of all time. But that movie was a cartoon. That's why he didn't get an Oscar for that one.
I had the pleasure of meeting Kilmer at an Australian pop culture expo a few years back. Friendly and - importantly, for these types of events - interested. He was happy that I was a fan of his career, not just that he'd been Batman or was in Top Gun. We discussed his role in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (one of my favourite movies) with enthusiasm. One of my most enjoyable meetings of a "celebrity" at this kind of event.
Who else could have pulled off playing Jim Morrison? Thank the universe for Val. Good luck and good health.
He had him hands down in that movie like they said they think he was better than that better than Jim Morrison
Maybe Jason Patrick? 🤔
I thought that when in the movie The Lost Boys,in the cave,they showed a poster of Jim Morrison in the background. I honestly did think they should make a movie with him as Morrison.
@@JFmK-sh5nh omg yesss
@Ghostee6 1. Just to mention again how superb an actor he is, in the movie "THE DOORS" , while portraying the Legendary Jim Morrison, he actually sung the lyrics to all of the songs that he performed in the Oliver Stone directed picture. He really bring Jim Morrison back to life.
The smile that turns into a frown in the HEAT scene as he’s headed for the car is one of the best ever .!! Period
He caught the eye in every scene in every movie he was ever in. An engaging man who magnified every role he played until it became a memorable movie because he was in it, no matter who he was sharing the script with.
“Thanks for being there, Doc’.”
“Always “
He nailed that Doc Holiday role & Real Genius was really cool.
"I'm your Huckleberry" has probably immortalized the Doc Holiday scene.
"Why....your No Daisy it all"
Except Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Wasn't too good with the duality, and an Emo/Angsty Bruce Wayne was just cringey. He would have done a better job with the Lighthearted/Campy Adam West style.
Like all of us, Val just got old and he got sick too. He’s still an incredible actor.
Hell yes the man is awesome in his own right !! Outstanding actor
@Jon Bishoff
And can you remind me of the Nicolas Cage movie where he was “outstanding?” For Matthew McConaughey, all I can think of is Interstellar.
My wife and I knew Val from his time in Australia filming Dr, Moreau. He was always kind to us. My wife used to massage him and he was a big tipper. No doubt he was hard to work with for some, but he was always great to us. Even recommending us to Brando for massage and inviting us to the end of filming party. Cool guy.
Source trust me bro
This is nice to hear!!!
@Bo Peep just the tip
He's a man with many talents. I've learned more about him from this program. He's interesting and yes, I've enjoyed watching him singing, dancing and one of the greatest actors in different movies.
Cancer of the throat and bless him so far he’s still going!God Bless You Val!
@Olga Martin yes he was
I never realized just how many films he was in-but additionally how many of them I have never heard of. He has had quite the career! All the best to him.
I can't believe that he wasn't in: The Lost Boys, for some reason I think he should have been in that film.
see his new film "Val"
The best performance by an actor playing an icon is Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. Usually when an actor plays someone who was very much in the public eye, something, if not everything, seems off, but Kilmer is astounding in The Doors.
Eric Anthony The great Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious may have a claim to that honor.
Jack Wilson funnily enough, my 2 favorite actors.
@@williamsmith8790 My only gripe with Gary's: 'Sid Vicious' is He portrayed Him far too intelligently, and it was a bit of a 4th wall breaker. Val's: 'Jim Morrison' was flawless. 💖
Agreed. He became Morrison.
First off, who clicked the thumbs down on this! Shame to you.. great write up on his career and presented some real inside on his filmography. All within 30min. Thank you for this
I played poker with him once in London, it was an invitational event for Party Poker. I sat next to him, he was really great company for 3 hours, a genuinely nice fella.
Long story short: He got old. Newsflash, so will you!!! Leave the poor man be, he's been through enough the last 3 years. He made some great movies in his day, he's a legend..on his own terms.
So right,hes a fabulous actor.
Shuttup snowflake
@@jaylee6769 Go fuck yourself, asshole.
Leave him alone. Wtf happened to him? He didn't sell his soul that's what happened.
Spoton Vic!!! Thats Literally exactly the same fucking thing that I just said mate. EXACTLY.
He has integrity and IMHO he had a great Career. I still Love the Saint.
I met him about 20 yrs ago and he was super friendly and intelligent, generally a nice bloke.
No, just his health-club membership.
Did you actually watch the video?
Val Kilmer is still 🔥 leave his illness in the backview he is coming back healthy and beautiful
I know that's right!
Doc Halliday was his most iconic part!! Wonderful!
If Valmer never did anything but that part of Doc Holliday in Tombstone, that would be enough. After that, you don't need to prove yourself to anyone. ALL GOOD WISHES, VAL!
Anton Nym Well Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked all over your grave.
@@Football__Junkie You look like a football player in NFL.
@@Football__Junkie I'm your huckleberry. That's just my game. 👍
Performance very reminiscent , as far as brilliance, of Heath Ledgers joker, two iconic , eccentric, brilliant performances.
He stole every scene he was in, in Tombstone. He had the best lines hands down.
You're Right deserved an academy award
In tombstone and all characters he has played he stays in character from the moment he receives script till credits role on and off set.
The fact that he didn't win the Oscar is bullshit. Does anyone remember who did?
It's an absolute disgrace, phenomenal movie, phenomenal actors and the fact they portrayed real people made it alls the better, Kilmer sets him apart from anyone else, not just in movies that year but since, that for me is why he should have won multiple awards
His performance as Doc Holiday is easily in the top five of cinema history. The academy should make a special presentation to honor him for his iconic portrael but probably won't because they are too busy spouting political BULLSHIT.
I worked with him 5 times, Blind Horizon, Tombstone, Felon, Comanche Moon & Conspiracy. We did a stunt together on Tombstone. Throughout the times I worked with him I did notice a change & have always enjoyed his work.
Wow how cool!!
Thats amazing!! U r so lucky! Btw, how did he change over time, as u watched him thru the years?😊🤘👍🙋♀️👋
Sure you did
He's hard to work with cause he expects professionalism and has high standards for his work and respects the people who's work he's portraying. People who expect greatness are hard for underachivers to work with. They are seen as "hard to work with" cause the underachivers have no concept of what Val is trying to accomplish.
Very true! He’s a very misunderstood guy. If you haven’t watched his documentary I recommend it :)
I thought Madmartigan was such a cool hero when I was a kid, I was sold on Val Kilmer forever
Moral of the story: Your health is EVERYTHING.
Lord Bang-a-Lot That’s random. Lol hey let’s see a picture of you?
Lord Bang-a-Lot is that really how much your life sucks that you have to radomely put down other people? Pshhh nevermind I don’t wanna ruin TH-cam for you too problably the only good thing happening
@Lord Bang-a-Lot That was unnecessary
@Lord Bang-a-Lot Thanks! I love these eyeglasses, they make it so I can see things clearly. Been wearing eyeglasses since I was about 13. I'm 50 now, and have the usual laundry list of middle age health concerns. I'm not complaining, mind you - I consider it a victory to reach the age of 50 in the first place. I hope you do as well. Would you like to talk about the fact that I'm bald now? Whenever you're ready.
Lord Bang-a-Lot It’s because whatever your trying to say has been flagged , because it’s a chronic issue for you and someone reported it once.
For example you had no problem posting a non abusive comment. Man your a real jerk what happened to you?
He has been fighting throat cancer and had a tracheotomy done on him. He retired from acting as a result.
I was blown away by his performance as Jim Morrison. I made doors superfan and he nailed that character and I think I fell in love with him a little bit. I didn't know the reason he left Hollywood
Val Kilmer can sing, dance, *and* act - something very few “actors” can do today. The fact that he didn’t join the sick, satanic pedophile cult of Hollywood proved his true character and worth as a true artist
Yes I agree so much 👍
Never heard him sing. Where can this be found?
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rena Jones the doors movie
😂
I love Val Kilmer he is one of the best actors of our time. He did Morrison justice. No one could have played him better.
And as said here not even Morrison himself. Mostly becauce Morrison woke up every day with a great hangover and fuzzy memory...
💯
I love Tombstone, but his role in The Doors was a transcendent performance.
Absolute perfection.
Val has been coming to Tombstone during "Doc Holli-days" for the past three years. It is always a treat for the locals to see him.
I love Tombstone, AZ, we used to go there every year when we lived in CA.
Dude, you are a GREAT narrator! You're the first to make me want to watch all of these movies!
I tell you what happened to Val, the same thing that happens to all of us. Father Time gets the last laugh, Including the person that wrote the title of this video. We should all be slow to make comments, laugh or pass any judgement. Everyone who’s reading this need not look to far into his/her past to see how we’ve all changed. If it hasn’t happened yet, get ready, it’s coming. Guaranteed! -Stephen, Ohio 🇺🇸
True Buckeye ,VAL Kilmer and all his beauty.....
On screen and off has taught me that life is fleeting and dont be stuck in the moment, but push through for another adventure and lesson, appreciated what GOD give you, keep on moving and keep your troubles behind ❤❤❤❤❤ 💯❣
Yeah, I hate those websites and TH-cam channels that feature comparisons of stars at their peak to their appearance now, as if their current appearance is some failing of basic character on their part instead of the fact that we all age and lose our looks eventually. Only Hollywood considers this a personal failure.
I think Val is way more talented than Tom Cruise. His ability to be different people is uncanny while Tom Cruise always plays the same guy and has zero charisma as far as I am concerned. I thought Alexander was fantastic.
I have watched Alexander many times brilliant movie in my opinion...
Tom Cruise does his own stunts. I respect him for that. He works hard.
LiveOkie he hasn’t had charisma since he married Kate. Now he’s a religious leader and slave owner.
@@chaimomma9198 cut the hyperbole
Tomas Kuli sadly it’s not. Scientology slaves work for him for their entire lives, pimped out by their parents into a lifelong debt of slavery and he is a religious leader to them.
If Val vandalized Tom Cruise's motorcycle, I love him even more! Lol ♥️🤗
Lol I love this comment so much lol
Stop being a suppressive person! 👽
You have been banned from the Church of Scientology
@@renr17 #goals 😆
@@renr17 that's the only decent goal worth achieving in that church..
I always wanted to see Val and Johnny Depp together in a film.
Willow is one of my favorite movies ever!! It's a classic from my childhood.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Omg same! We almost wrote the same comment someone stole my willow dvd go figure !
@@nicolekaye1236 I remember I pre-ordered mine from Amazon when they first released it on DVD, I've never pre-ordered anything like ever.
Mad martigan
Fuck, I hated that movie. I wanted a badass fantasy movie. I got gay pride.
*I loved him as Jim Morrison!*
For me he was fckin perfect in that role lol
Even looked like him.
Ya, could of turned me bi curious... With enough liquor to kill a small horse... And alot of money... You were saying what?
Shione Cooper [Google Me] hell yesh
@Lord Bang-a-Lot
Thanks sweetie 😊
For a while, watching 'The Doors', I wondered if Jim Morrison faked his death & came back as a prank!
Twirling a whisky cup instead of a gun in Tombstone was a classic scene, once seen its unforgettable!
YES! One of MANY perfect scenes.
TIS true..i remember that well.....
Thank you so much for not being a "hit-piece." Brutal honesty delivered with love is a rare, almost parental quality that you don't see anywhere in most media of any sort. Well done. :-)
I’m sad and emotional because it felt like it was just yesterday we seen the actors of our time in the 80’s and 90’s as they were still young in our minds than now today at present time looking older and not the same. Val Kilmer is still one of my favorite actors and will always be a big fan of his movies. God bless Val Kilmer.
Ironically, there's only one thing that sucks more ass than getting old, and it's NOT getting old. Nothing is more sad than kids dying of cancer.
“Acted alongside fellow crazy person Nicolas Cage” that cracked me up.
*Nicolas
Val played Jim Morrison absolutely amazing in the doors movie as well as Doc Holliday in Tombstone perfect. One of the best ever
The Doors was amazing. I will have to check out tombstone.
Two films, that hold strong, upon repeated viewings. How in tf, did Kilmer not get nominated for both. This fact, still blows my mind!
ABSOLUTELY!
Yep deserved two Oscars
ya i know. I watched the video
I just watched his documentary that came out on Amazon Prime. Highly recommend it! I knew of Val Kilmer growing up as a 90’s kid. My family growing up loved Top Gun and Tombstone. As an adult I have fallen in love with his movies. He is completely vulnerable in it. I don’t think he was a ‘difficult’ actor, there were things he was dealing with during those seasons in his life. He was served divorce papers out of the blue on set for goodness sakes. Val should’ve won an Oscar for tombstone!
He made every movie he was ever in. Yeah he got old, maybe he wasn't the best to work with, but if every actor applied passion like he did, holy shit, movies would be a whole nother level of quality.
Cocaine
Dude destroyed his own career with drugs. While Tom Cruise still making millions haha
Jim Morrison and doc Holliday go down as most underrated performances of all time
Personally, I think Val's role in The Saint was unreal. Top five best movies I have ever seen
I loved it, was it mentioned ? I might have missed it...
Yes!!
Now I’m curious! I’ve gotta see it.
@@entitlementkid You should, it is a deadly movie
I love the Saint!!
"Do you like it? The Sculpture , do you like it?" 😄
I've never seen a movie of Vals I didn't like. I Sit back & let him entertain me. His soul appears in every movie. God bless you Val🩵
Thanks for all the terrific times.