Val Kilmer had declared once he was “almost expelled from almost all his films”. Fortunately for our luck, this did not happen. Although he may have resulted in the discomfort caused by more than one outing, they all realized that the problem was ultimately worthy.
Kilmer, a graduate of the prestigious “Juliard” school, was an authentic actor who has always fought in the theater, both through his light comedy films such as Top Secret! Or his most serious and most effective works such as Tombstone.
Kilmer died on Tuesday, at the age of 65, leaving behind a unique artistic heritage.
Here are some of his most important and most distinctive roles:
“Top secret!” (1984)
Kelmer could have joined the crew of the film “The Osmters” by Frances Ford Coppola, which collected many promising young faces at the time, if he had been for his theatrical obligations at the time.
But his first leading star came to the film of Fou Top Secret Comedy!
Kilmer played the role of “Nick Rivers”, the Rock Star of the 1950s, who finds himself involuntarily involved in the Resistance while he was in Eastern Germany.
The film is absolutely absurd and has undergone a permanent comparison with the plane! Which preceded it and won the public more admiration.
But the performance of Kilmer, singing and dancing in the Totti fruit, was simply incredible.
He said in his documentary “Val”: “I treated the character in the only way I know: to give him everything I have.”
Although he spent months learning to play the guitar, the Zucker brothers said they thought the scene was more fun when he pretended to play only.
“Iceberg as a prominent cinematographic face.”
Reel Jenius (1985)
In this typical comedy of the 80s of the last century, directed by Martha COLYDGE, Kilmer plays a pre-corners called Chris, all he wants is to enjoy the life, festivals and prosecution of girls.
But when he discovers that the army plans to use his invention as a weapon, he cooperates with his colleagues to spoil the program.
The character may not be one of the deepest roles he presented, but she left a big impact on the public.
“Top Gin” (1986)
Kilmer did not want to participate in “Top Gun”. He considered him a naive film that glorified the wars, something he had.
In addition, the character “Isman” was not deep on paper.
But because of his contractual commitment to the studio, he had no choice, so he decided to create a depth and a painful background of the character (he decided that his father ignored him throughout his life) to paint the features of this proud pilot obsessed with perfection, and the opponent of Tom Cruise in the role of “Mavrick”.
However, the vision and enthusiasm of director Tony Scott were estimated.
Kilmer returned to embody the character “Issaman” in the film Top Gun: Maverick, in a final and realistic scene of a great military figure, but she became exhausted and proud at the same time.
Le Durz (1991)
“Not playing the role of Jim (Morrison) was not an option,” said Kilmer in the documentary Val.
He already turned for himself experimental bands to present it to the directors dreaming of working with them, like Stanley Cubrick and Martin Scorsese, and applied the same idea with Oliver Stone and the producers of the film, where he sang the songs of the doors with his voice.
This attempt succeeded; He spent a full year “live” the character of Jim Morrison, imitating his movements and his leather pants.
Although the film has received different criticisms, the performance of Kilmer as a devastating singer for himself, who embodied the dissolution of the 60s with her chaotic style, received a wide praise.
“He picked up, incredible, incredible, the mysterious of the vast Tiger type charisma, which made the most exciting Morrison since the first days of Elvis.”
“Thompeston” (1993)
Unlike the character “Issman”, Kilmer saw that “Doc Holiday” in the American West Movie Tombstone is carefully written.
In the film directed by George B. Kosmatos, Holiday seems to die because of tuberculosis and meets his old friend “White Airb” (Kurt Russell) in a classic confrontation between legislators and outlaws.
Kilmer described the film as a “love story between two men”, but in the scene of his death, he asked the decoration service to fill the snow bed to feel cold similar to what the holidays suffer, saying to Irep: “live your life”.
Batman Forever (1995)
Instalual, Kilmer agreed to play the role of “Bruce Wayne” without reading the script. Batman was the icon of his childhood, as is the case with many American men.
But experience was a different challenge; The “Batman” costume was an obstacle to real performance.
“Any childish excitement that I felt at the beginning, crushing the reality of Batman’s costume. He was frustrated until I realized that my role in the film was limited to silence and the position in the specified place,” said Kilmer in Val.
Was Kelmer the best Batman? Maybe not the most important. But Batman Forever by Joel Schumacher has become the emblematic version of the Batman’s personality, with its controversial rubber substitute and all its details.
Hit (1995)
Although director Michael Man is known as a cinematographic confrontation between the two giants Al Pacino and Robert de Nero, Val Kilmer has achieved a support performance which is the best of his career, embodying the character of “Chris”, the assistant of Niro, who learns the art of indifference and isolation.
His famous scene says: “For me, the sun rises and leaves with man,” one of his unforgettable moments.
Kilmer described the work with this crew and under the management of man as “pure joy”, as he declared in his documentary Val.
“BANG BANG BAG” (2005)
In this black comedy film, written and directed by Shen Black, the role is often called a turning point in the junior career of Robert Downey, but the performance of Val Kilmer as a special establishment called “Gay Perry” was essential in the success of the film.
Roger Ebert described his performance as “a satirical simulation of the satirical simulation of homosexual characters”, referring to the intelligent sarcastic method presented by the Kilmer character.
Other eminent films of Fal Kilmer:
1988: Willow – 1988
Thunder Heart – 1992
Dr. Moro Island – 1996
The Sint – 1997
The Prince of IGB – 1998
ATTERST CATE – 1999
Red Blant – 2000
Wonderland – 2003
Spartine – 2004
Valon – 2008
Bad Liottent: Port of Cole New Orleans – 2009
Horoscope – 2021
Top Gin: Maverick – 2022 (an influential appearance of “Issman”)
