I’m sorry to see that the Big C finally ended the life of Val Kilmer, who I’ve always thought was a fine actor. If he’d played no other part, his role as the dying Doc Holliday in Tombstone would make a hell of an acting legacy. In The Saint, Heat and even the silly Real Genius: likewise brilliant.
As for the rest… pick your favorites.
(Apparently, according to some directors, Kilmer could be a total asshole to work with, but I don’t care about that. Sometimes, talent excuses a few peccadilloes, a.k.a. the Barrymore Exception.)
His daughter said he died of pneumonia. Yeah, I was bummed when I heard the news.
Real Genius has always been a personal favorite of mine.
Every time I’ve watched Real Genius I’ve wanted to get a pair of bunny slippers. I finally did last year. I wore them in his honor the day I heard he died.
Other than the films you mentioned I also would recommend his supporting role in Deja Vu, a Denzel Washington police procedural/sci fi film.
He was one of my favorite actors. His performance in The Doors was one of the best.
Top Secret was a supremely silly yet charming movie. RIP, Mr. Kilmer.
I know that this could be considered heresy, but….
Sometimes Directors are just so full of themselves they can’t see their way out of the woods.