Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65
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·April 2, 2025tmountain
I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang recently and really appreciated his performance in that movie. He’s one of the original “indie stars” of my generation. Sorry to see him go.
evrflx
I wonder why „The Saint“ is not mentioned. Loved the movie and the different characters played by val kilmer.
qingcharles
Loved this movie. Has one of my all time favorite songs in it, Polaroid Millennium, and features a Nokia 9000 joke. What's not to love?
hans_castorp
That's also my favorite Val Kilmer movie
Philadelphia
Also star of Real Genius
aeortiz
So I guess that any article from the Guardian is automatically flagged, no matter the subject?
gnabgib
Discussion (113 points, 37 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43553573
a-french-anon
Never seen any of those, I'd have mentioned Heat instead.
walrus01
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p0w3n3d
I wonder what does this sentence mean
Kilmer took part in Suzuki Method trainingPeterWhittaker
The Suzuki Method of violin training, perhaps: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_method
Svip
I mean, I would probably have highlighted his starring in Top Secret! first, considering it was his break-out role, and he is excellent in that film. And also that Top Secret! is an excellent film, that too few people have seen.
squarefoot
Watched it as it was just released back then and loved it, a lot more than Airplane and other similar comedies.
ReptileMan
I think that his best role was Doc Holiday in Tombstone. He was the embodiment of the flawed wild west gunslinger.
hhhcard
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I highly recommend his autobiographical documentary Val (2021). I also recommend the absurd comedy Top Secret! (1984), his first movie.