Cinema Kilmer: 10 essential films to (re) discover the actor’s career

Val Kilmer Died on Tuesday (1st), at 65, in Los Angeles, due to pneumonia. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, the actor spent in prison years, but left an extensive filmography, with great box office hits and unforgettable characters in the 1980s and 1990s. Owner of a versatile career, Kilmer He also had moments in the theater, voice acting and independent productions.

Below, we list ten films that help understand the importance of Val Kilmer in the cinema:

1. Tombstone – Justice is coming (1993)

In the western directed by George P. Cosmatos, Kilmer plays Doc Holliday, a charismatic and tuberculous gunslinger, alongside Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell). The performance yielded some of the most remembered phrases of the actor’s career – including the iconic “I’m Your Huckleberry.” The role is widely considered as the best of its trajectory.

→ Available at Disney+.

2. Kisses and shots (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) | 2005

In this comic noir of Shane Black, Kilmer lives Perry Van Shrike, a private detective who gets involved in an absurd plot alongside an aspiring actor (Robert Downey Jr.).

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3. Fire against fire (Heat) | 1995

Kilmer is Chris Shiherlis, right arm of Robert De Niro’s character in Michael Mann’s classic police class. Although not at the center of the plot, its performance is one of the most praised and helps to balance the intense narrative that opposes Niro and Al Pacino.

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4. The Doors (1991)

Val Kilmer lives singer Jim Morrison in the biography directed by Oliver Stone. With an intense work of characterization, the actor not only looks like Morrison, but also sings the band’s songs in much of the feature.

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5. Top Gun (1986)

In the blockbuster that projected him to star, Kilmer plays Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, Maverick’s rival rival pilot. Even with less screen time, the character became a pop icon and yielded a participation in Top Gun: Maverick2022.

→ Available on the Play Market.

6. Willow (1988)

Directed by Ron Howard and produced by George Lucas, Willow It is an epic of fantasy in which Kilmer lives the Madmartigan warrior. It was during the filming that he met Joanne Whalley, with whom he would marry.

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7. Batman forever (Batman Forever) | 1995

Kilmer took on Batman’s cloak after Michael Keaton’s departure. In the movie directed by Joel Schumacher, he opposite Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones.

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8. Real Genius (1985)

One of the first comedies of Kilmer’s career, Royal Genius It takes place at an elite university and brings the actor as a brilliant and eccentric student. The role revealed his comic timing and helped him establish himself as a protagonist in Hollywood.

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9. Top Secret! (1984)

Val Kilmer’s debut in theaters, this parody of espionage movies and musicals of the 1950s put it in the role of Nick Rivers, a pop singer involved in an absurd mission. He sings his own songs and shows talent for humor.

→ Available for free on the play market and on rent and purchase platforms.

10. The Prince of Egypt (The Prince of Egypt) | 1998

In DreamWorks animation, Kilmer gives voice to Moses and, in an unrecretized way, also to God. The actor’s voice acting is one of the central elements of the film, which portrays the exodus of the Hebrew people with epic look and award -winning trail.

→ Available in Prime Video.