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Kira Cook's avatar

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.

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Celia Mattison's avatar

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.

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isabella rosete's avatar

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!

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Daley's avatar

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.

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Celia Mattison's avatar

Pluto should have a Kilmer channel tbh

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Andrea Squiccimara's avatar

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!

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Jose's avatar

Another great piece! Thanks for writing this - it's really good and I appreciate it!

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Celia Mattison's avatar

Thank you for reading Jose!

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Eden's avatar

Val Kilmer is my favorite Batman and that is a hill I will frolic on

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Celia Mattison's avatar

Wow I looooove this. That’s encouragement enough to revisit~

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Kate Fitz's avatar

“Glorified tv movie director” DEAD 💀💀💀

This whole piece was beautifully written.

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Celia Mattison's avatar

Thank you Kate!! This was a bittersweet one to write.

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