From 'Top Gun' to 'Tombstone,' notable Val Kilmer films and where to watch them
Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn’t. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches were ultimately worth it. An actor’s actor, trained at Juilliard and forever fighting against the simplest way of being in movies — whether in self-proclaimed “fluff” like “Top Secret!” or more dramatic, meaningful fare like “Tombstone” — Kilmer, who died Tuesday at age 65, was a true original.Here are some of his best and most memorable roles, and where to watch them.“Top Secret” (1984)There’s a bit of a Sliding Doors situation in which Kilmer might have been part of that young, promising cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” had he not had commitments in the theater — but Kilmer’s first major starring role would ultimately come in Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker’s deliriously nutty, spy-thriller-meets-Elvis-Presley movie “Top Secret!”He played Nick Rivers, a 1950s rock ’n’ roll star playing in East…
2 Apr 15:37 · iNFOnews.ca