RIP you utterly amazing badass

I appreciated the hell out of it. Watched the movie, got the temperature -based cup which would reveal hidden images from Burger King, played the kick-ass arcade game that's very much emulation-worthy.

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edie_the_egg_lady@reddit

He was so hot as Madmartigan

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sator-2D-rotas@reddit

I know what I’ll be binge watching this weekend.

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Powerful-Week7801@reddit

Willow, watched it last night! One of my all time favorite comfort movies. He was insane in Heat though.

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funnyguy349@reddit

I always liked Val Kilmer in the movie The Saint.

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justpassingby_thanks@reddit

This movie works on so many levels. He has a great backstory that is beyond being an orphan, he doesn't have secret or family or government money to work with, he has no mentor (isn't someone else's product) and even though he has done what he criminally does has a moral code that conflicts with his humanity.

The tech and the soundtrack are sub par but on track for the time, out of Val's control.

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Middle_Earthling9@reddit

I had the Saint on VHS and watched it over and over again because he was so dang gorgeous and funny in it.

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analyticalscience11@reddit

I just watched it this weekend. As good as I remembered!

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Anarch-ish@reddit

What an underrated masterclass in character acting. The Saint made me want to be an actor

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justpassingby_thanks@reddit

THE SAINT

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Khorre@reddit

Lost Jim Morrison all over again.

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-Disagreeable-@reddit

He was a real hunk. I’m glad he’s not sick anymore though.

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NickAndHisGuitar@reddit

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Previous_Repair8754@reddit

I have had “how silly can you get?” in my head since I heard the news

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Munkzilla1@reddit

Top Secret!

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Normal512@reddit

Neeek!

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GreyTigerFox@reddit

My wife and I watched the documentary film of his home videos during our lockdown. R.I.P. to one of the greatest actors ever.

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Status-Hovercraft784@reddit

Always such a good looking man.

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badmamerjammer@reddit

highly recommend watching the documentary "Val"

it has tons of old camcorder footage he filmed on all his movies in the 80s and 90s.

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Ok_I_Guess_Whatever@reddit

I concur. It’s great and he made it. His son narrates it as him. It’s a great way to remember him today

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Ok_I_Guess_Whatever@reddit

I really liked his documentary Val. He came across to me as an utter theater nerd. He was so in love with acting that he had to be utterly exhausting to people around him. He was very vulnerable about himself.

My condolences to his kids.

He was such a magnetic presence on the screen.

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_shaftpunk@reddit

If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr being absolutely hilarious together.

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xMrChuckles@reddit

it was my favorite quirky movie for a while and the chemistry between them was so weird and fun. idk how to explain it but that movie legitimately only works with both of those actors, at that exact place in both of their lives. it just works. rest in peace king

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Munkzilla1@reddit

One of his best roles. Hilarious.

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FiK-SiR@reddit

Their dynamic together made them my favorite film duo.

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Calm_Net_1221@reddit

Absolute gem! Both of them are at their peaks of smart-assery in that movie

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Verbull710@reddit (OP)

Hilarious movie

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RedditPGA@reddit

Imagine having a career so rich your NYT obituary doesn’t even have room to mention that you were in “Real Genius” — a movie that blew my young Xennial mind: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html

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ThatGhoulAva@reddit

This will forever be one if my favorites. Yes Tombstone is amazing but THIS is my favorite (and this is what men look like when they're sexually frustrated)!

An honorable mention to Top Gun for my first ever crush at 7 years old on Iceman. I'll be your wingman any day.

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jennifer_m13@reddit

My husband and I watch it on the regular.

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Indubitalist@reddit

It’s honestly the first role I thought of after his most recent in “Top Gun: Maverick.”

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creddittor216@reddit

It’s still one of my favorites from that era

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Woyaboy@reddit

Same. Damn good movie. I love time capsule movies like this.

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creddittor216@reddit

It’s a great movie. I looked it up the other day, and I saw that the actor who plays Ick died a few years ago too. It’s an underrated movie though

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DrMcJedi@reddit

NPR highlighted that role in their write up: NPR Obit

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No-Conversation-7840@reddit

Somebody help me, there’s a peck here with an acorn pointed at me

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MardelMare@reddit

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21 chomp salute for this man!

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Jagerbuddy325@reddit

Val was a legend and will be missed, one of the greatest all around actors ever to grace the screen.

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Fair_Blood3176@reddit

He was fantastic in Tombstone.

He will be missed

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Dramatic-Dark-4046@reddit

Now he’s down by the river, walking on water.

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BalrogRuthenburg11@reddit

I’m your huckleberry.

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NickAndHisGuitar@reddit

I have two guns. One for each of you.

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MysteriousAndSpooky@reddit

You're a daisy if you do .

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IgginsVictory@reddit

It appears Mr. Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him.

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SereneSnake1984@reddit

I have several of his art pieces and they are amazing. I see something new and different every time I look at them. RIP

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Munkzilla1@reddit

Chris Knight is one of my favorite characters of Val's. So sad he gone. I hope he is at peace. Val was one of the best.

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crackedtooth163@reddit

May he rest peacefully

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Bennely@reddit

The original Iceman. Transcended the role.

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galo@reddit

It's weird to explain but growing up I always thought he "was" Jim Morrison

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RoyalZeal@reddit

RIP to one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. Tombstone is still one of my favorite movies, his performance as Doc Holliday was spectacular.

"I'm your huckleberry."

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88-Mph-Delorean@reddit

RIP Iceman

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nakedcellist@reddit

Watch him in Top secret.

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Quixotegut@reddit

Willow, Real Genius, The Saint, Top Gun... these are some of the best movies, in general.

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Arriwyn@reddit

I agree with you! Those are also my top favorite Val Kilmer movies of all time. I also really enjoyed his performance as Batman (1995).

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oakleafwellness@reddit

My absolute favorite role of his, is The Doors he literally became Jim Morrison.

If anyone reading this hasn’t seen it, do yourself a favor and read up on the band and then go watch the movie.

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Combatical@reddit

One of my favorite bands of all time with one of my favorite actors of all time. Fantastic flick.

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Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit

Too Secret had to be my favorite movie as a kid.

I still love it. Have always been a huge fan of Kilmer.

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DrMcJedi@reddit

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Madmartigan (and Iceman, and Doc Holliday, and Elvis), Nooooooo!

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Top_Stand_7043@reddit

It's 5am, and my heart is now broken.

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karaloveskate@reddit

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RIP legend!

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sullyblue86@reddit

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Not_the_Tachi@reddit

Looks like a good time to rewatch Top Secret in his honor.

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Impressive_Page_9565@reddit

"I wanna go to Dog Heaven!" Dr. Montgomery

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BlackRoseForever88@reddit

This makes my heart sad😔.

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NormalizeNormalUS@reddit

Wow. Thanks for the memories Val. We will miss you.

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AbbreviationsBorn276@reddit

I only recently watched Tombstone, and he is now the reason, i am looking to watch more westerns having hated the genre previously. He was beyond excellent in it. RIP the batman with the best mouth under the suit.

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Bitcracker@reddit

I remember seeing his movie The Saint for one of my childhood birthdays. Then we had a DQ icecream cake... Good day.

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DesignIntelligent456@reddit

When I found out he passed this evening I walked outside and told him that I enjoyed his movies and am grateful he made me smile, and thank you. (I don't have a religious belief, but I do think all of our atoms bonk into each other. Sometimes my belated grandma will bonk into Abraham Lincoln and then a dinosaur another day, style belief.)

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Helo7606@reddit

This one hurt man. I've been watching his movies almost all my life. He's an amazing actor who didn't deserve the end he had.

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PercentageRoutine310@reddit

I wonder what Tom Cruise is going to say? He was never making the sequel to Top Gun without Val. Even when Val portrayed Elvis in True Romance (1993), he was memorable. And he was barely in it!

Val looking a little like Martin Kove in his later years.

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Manofmanyhats19@reddit

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Godspeed Val. The loss of a legend!

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