R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

[Suitably Ironic Moniker]

I remember watching him in The Bourne Identity miniseries, alongside Jaclyn Smith!

[Daehawk]

Jaclyn Smith...the woman never ages..always gorgeous.

[Skinypupy]

Val Kilmer passes at 65.

I just watched “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” the other night. Criminally underrated film that he was brilliant in.

[Rumpy]

I'm surprised he hung on for as long as he did given the state he was in in the Top Gun sequel.

[Daehawk]

Aww...guess the throat cancer got him. I dont know the cause of death though. Good actor.

[McNutt]

It was pneumonia.

From what I remember he was a Christian Science follower and they shun medicine in favor of prayer. I think he finally broke away from that strict discipline when he had cancer.

[disarm]

If anyone hasn't watched Val, the movie he participated in about his own life and career, it's pretty interesting and worth the time. He carried a video camera with him for most of his career, even very early on, and accumulated a lot of footage at a time when it was actually pretty unusual to record yourself. It's an unique glimpse into the life of a talented actor and interesting person.

[Dramatist]

He was a very talented actor. He usually elevated the project he was in and portrayed some iconic characters.

I still have a soft spot for Top Secret! One of my favorite comedy movies that I can rewatch any time.

RIP


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[Jaymann]

If anyone hasn't watched Val, the movie he participated in about his own life and career, it's pretty interesting and worth the time. He carried a video camera with him for most of his career, even very early on, and accumulated a lot of footage at a time when it was actually pretty unusual to record yourself. It's an unique glimpse into the life of a talented actor and interesting person.

I did, it was well done, and you definitely come away with a better understanding of his life and time. RIP Iceman.

[Daehawk]

Maybe its time to watch Real Genius again.

[hepcat]

AND Top Secret

[YellowKing]

I was a big fan. I never met him, but he was in town filming a movie here many many years ago and one of my bartender buddies talked to him at length. He had a bit of a reputation at the time for being difficult to work with, but my buddy said he was a cool dude.

Tombstone is still my favorite western, Willow is one of my favorite fantasy films, and The Doors is probably my favorite musical biopic. That right there makes him a legend in my mind.

[Daehawk]

Willow is a classic. I think thats where he met his wife.

As for Top Secret Ive never seen it. Never even heard of it. And thats strange because I watched all those type movies back then. Its not even a blip on my radar. Ill look into it.

[hepcat]

If you liked the Airplane movies, you’ll love Top Secret. You can stream it for free on Pluto

[Daehawk]

Ya Airplane movies with Leslie are great...musta seen them 20 times. Well one with Leslie one with Shat.

[Blackhawk]

Top Secret is a favorite. I saw in the theaters when it first released, and own it on DVD (wherever my DVDs are...)

[hepcat]

[telcta]

Top Secret is one of my favorite movies. I will never forget when I was in college going to see Footloose in a sold-out theater. The trailer for Top Secret started and within 10 seconds I was laughing so f'n hard I couldn't breathe. It was just rapid fire visual gags with Tutti Frutti blaring through the speakers. The whole theater was buzzing through the first 5 minutes of Footloose trying to recover. My friends and I went back the next night just to see that trailer again.

Grenaahd!