Breaking News: Val Kilmer dead at 65

New York Times ^ | April 1, 2025 | Bruce Webber

[logi_cal869]

Damn...RIP

[Macho MAGA Man]

(As far as hollywood characters...
There will always be only ONE James Bond...Sean Connery

...and yet, there will always be only ONE Simon Templar, Roger Moore

...and yet, there will always be only ONE Doc Holliday, Val Kilmer...)

What about Superman? Batman?

[gundog]

[DiogenesLamp]

The DEFENITIVE Doc Halliday.

Best one i've seen.

[Kartographer]

You will always be our huckleberry!

[Kartographer]

You will always be our huckleberry!

[The Duke]

Unlike many in his profession, he shall be missed.

RIP

[bakeneko]

“I am the Lizard King. I can do anything.”

Sort of describes Kilmer’s demeanor in some of his roles.

[Waverunner]

The moving retreat gunfight scene in Heat was so realistic that a friend of mine that was in an aero scout platoon in Vietnam had to leave the theatre because it gave him flashbacks. The timing of the fire move fire reload etc. just hit him hard. He was able to watch it when it came out on dvd.
I liked the Saint remake as he caught the humor of the Saint as well. His disguise changes reminded me of Ross Martin in the WWW. I really liked him in Tombstone, especially the cup twirling where he was mocking Johnny Ringo while quoting classical literature. I hope he was wearing his boots. RIP

[RckyRaCoCo]

I’d probably go Christopher Reeve and Michael Keaton, but I haven’t watched the newer iterations...or read the comic books when I was a kid.

[dfwgator]

Farewell, Nick Rivers.

[Kevin in California]

Wasn’t he in the movie Tombstone?

[Larry Lucido]

I’m your huckleberry.

RIP

[dfwgator]

"It all sounds like some bad movie!"

[No name given]

He WAS, that’s correct.

[82nd Bragger]

Excellent movie, eh? Although the more I’ve learned about De Niro, the less inclined I am to watch it again, as I’ve already watched it 3-4 times.

[mass55th]

Here's an article from The Hollywood Reporter. No pay wall.

Val Kilmer, Actor Revered for Playing Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

Not sure if it's covered in the Slimes or not. His father was an aerospace engineer and real estate developer. His other was a housewife. His younger sibling Wesley suffered from epilepsy, had a seizure in their pool and drown. Kilmer's father had bought the pool from Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Val Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015. He did a documentary of his life that was shown at Cannes in 2021. It showed him needing a breathing tube. When I watched his scene with Cruise in the Maverick sequel released in 2022, he was wearing a scarf around his neck.

You will be missed Val. RIP!!

[Vendome]

Just Damn

Rest in Peace, Ice Man

[Vendome]

LOL

[Vendome]

Luv’d his first shooter after exiting the bank