He was TRANSCENDENT in the doors and that movie made me fall in love with him AND rock n rollllllll … too scared to watch it now due to it aging badly but maaaaan when i was 9?? HUGE. IMPACT.
Honestly some of the dialogue is so hokey it becomes funny (Kyle MacLachlan literally says “let’s go start a rock band and make a million bucks!”) so maybe it could be a fun rewatch. But yes “transcendent” is totally the right word to describe Val. Genius performance.
so many things I love about Heat but yeah, that scene where Shiherlis sees his wife for the last time— absolutely crushing whenever i watch. loved this read!
The way I said, "Hell yeah," to myself when I saw this in my inbox. Val Kilmer's documentary made be try acting again after leaving it behind in college. This was a great, thoughtful examination of his work!
He was TRANSCENDENT in the doors and that movie made me fall in love with him AND rock n rollllllll … too scared to watch it now due to it aging badly but maaaaan when i was 9?? HUGE. IMPACT.
Honestly some of the dialogue is so hokey it becomes funny (Kyle MacLachlan literally says “let’s go start a rock band and make a million bucks!”) so maybe it could be a fun rewatch. But yes “transcendent” is totally the right word to describe Val. Genius performance.
so many things I love about Heat but yeah, that scene where Shiherlis sees his wife for the last time— absolutely crushing whenever i watch. loved this read!
lol so true about Stone, “do you want a little death??!” was a regular refrain in the Saint Paul apartment. RIP Doc and an NM legend.
Pluto should have a Kilmer channel tbh
The way I said, "Hell yeah," to myself when I saw this in my inbox. Val Kilmer's documentary made be try acting again after leaving it behind in college. This was a great, thoughtful examination of his work!
Another great piece! Thanks for writing this - it's really good and I appreciate it!
Thank you for reading Jose!
Val Kilmer is my favorite Batman and that is a hill I will frolic on
Wow I looooove this. That’s encouragement enough to revisit~
“Glorified tv movie director” DEAD 💀💀💀
This whole piece was beautifully written.
Thank you Kate!! This was a bittersweet one to write.