What's your favorite Val Kilmer film?

[Todd Anderson]

Sad news about the death of Val Kilmer, an actor who put his mark on the industry with lots of silver screen roles:

Top Secret! (1984), Real Genius (1985), Top Gun (1986), Willow (1988), Kill Me Again (1989), The Doors (1991), Thunderheart (1992), The Real McCoy (1993), True Romance (1993), Tombstone (1993), Batman Forever (1995), Heat (1995), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Saint (1997), At First Sight (1999), Joe the King (1999), Pollock (2000), Red Planet (2000), The Salton Sea (2002), Hard Cash (2002), Wonderland (2003), The Missing (2003), Blind Horizon (2003), Spartan (2004), Stateside (2004), Mindhunters (2004), Alexander (2004), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), 10th & Wolf (2006), Déjà Vu (2006), Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007), Conspiracy (2008), Felon (2008), The Steam Experiment (2009), Streets of Blood (2009), The Thaw (2009), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), MacGruber (2010), The Traveler (2010), Bloodworth (2010), Twixt (2011), 7 Below (2012), Riddle (2013), Palo Alto (2013), Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014), Song to Song (2017), The Snowman (2017), The Super (2017), The Birthday Cake (2021), Paydirt (2020), Top Gun: Maverick (2022)


Top Gun is an obvious favorite... but I may have to go with Top Secret! as my favorite. Though, I haven't watched the film since the 1980s, so my memory is a tad fuzzy. ;-)

 

[Mike Schramm]

Tombstone. A VERY close second would be Top Gun. His Doc Holliday was just too good!

 

[Todd Anderson]

Oh, right! Tombstone. EXCELLENT film!!!

 

[JStewart]

Tombstone.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Wow, I'm feeling like I whiffed on my Top Secret pick.

 

[tripplej]

Tombstone

 

[Asere]

Tombstone is my favorite and Top secret is my nostalgic childhood watch.

 

[Mike Schramm]

Wow, I'm feeling like I whiffed on my Top Secret pick.

If it makes you feel any better, I've never seen Top Secret. Sounds like I may be missing out!

 

[Todd Anderson]

Tombstone is my favorite and Top secret is my nostalgic childhood watch.

@Asere, we share such similar tastes in movies. I'm starting to wonder if we were separated at birth?

 

[Todd Anderson]

If it makes you feel any better, I've never seen Top Secret. Sounds like I may be missing out!

It's probably an acquired taste... maybe just a few years before your time?!

 

[Mike Schramm]

It looks like it would be hilarious! I love campy humor like that.

 

[Todd Anderson]

It is old school campy humor.

I need to give it another watch!

 

[VinceHoffman]

Tombstone seconded by Heat for me.

 

[Todd Anderson]

There are many that would argue Heat is one of the Top 100 movies of all time. It’s a stone cold classic!

 

[JBrax]

I mean his best acting role would be Tombstone IMO. My personal favorite would be Top Gun just because it’s such an iconic movie. Iceman!

 

[Mike Schramm]

There are many that would argue Heat is one of the Top 100 movies of all time. It’s a stone cold classic!

Did I hear that Heat 2 is in production with Austin Butler playing a younger version of Val Kilmer?

 

[kevinp]

Absolutely, Tombstone.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Tombstone was the first movie that came to mind when I heard he died, then Batman Forever.

 

[MusicManLen]

Heat 4K with Auro 3D and you are golden

 

[Mike Schramm]

I watched Heat for the first time on Saturday. Man, was that a great movie. From a "Val Kilmer performance" perspective it was good, he just wasn't in it enough to really shine. However, the movie itself was phenomenal.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

I watched Heat for the first time on Saturday. Man, was that a great movie. From a "Val Kilmer performance" perspective it was good, he just wasn't in it enough to really shine. However, the movie itself was phenomenal.

My thoughts exactly... he had limited exposure in Heat. That movie was all about De Niro and Pacino.

 

[Michael Boeker]

My favorites in order are The Saint, The Ghost and the Darkness, Tombstone, and finally Top Gun.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

I'm going against it here and picking The Doors.

Also, Wonderland is criminally under-appreciated.

 

[Asere]

I saw Heat at the theater. Boy do I wish I was 22 again. So long ago lol

 

[Sonnie Parker]

I'm going against it here and picking The Doors.

Also, Wonderland is criminally under-appreciated.

I never was a Doors fan, but I like some of their music. I may have to watch this one...