Val Kilmer died Tuesday at age 65 from pneumonia. The iconic actor starred in ‘Top Gun’, ‘Batman Forever’, and more memorable movies.
Iconic actor Val Kilmer died Tuesday, leaving behind a lasting body of work on film and stage.
Kilmer’s screen career kicked off in 1984 with the lead role in directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker’s slapstick comedy Top Secret! In a matter of a couple of years, Kilmer went from Top Secret! to the top of Hollywood’s A-list opposite Tom Cruise in one of the top films in 1986, forever cementing his place in Hollywood history with dozens of more great works ahead of him.
Below is a list of 10 of Kilmer’s classic films and the streaming services that are carrying them. In addition, all of the films are available for purchase or rent on video on demand.Top Gun (1986)/Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Both Cruise and Kilmer reprised their roles with the bookend film Top Gun: Maverick, in which Kilmer appears in a profoundly emotional reunion scene with Cruise. Top Gun: Maverick marked Kilmer’s last film appearance.
Top Gun is streaming on Paramount+ and Prime Video, while Top Gun: Maverick is streaming on Paramount+.‘Willow’ (1988)
Val Kilmer stars as the mercenary Madmartigan opposite his then-real-life wife, Joanne Whalley as Sorsha, the daughter of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) in Willow.
Willow is an epic fantasy adventure directed by Ron Howard and co-written and produced by George Lucas. At the center of the film, of course, is Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), an aspiring sorcerer who rescues an infant child prophesized to bring Queen Bavmorda’s reign to an end.
Willow is streaming on Disney+.’The Doors’ (1991)
Val Kilmer channels the late legendary rock singer Jim Morrison in The Doors, a music biopic from director Oliver Stone. While the film refers to the name of the classic 1960s rock band, The Doors is largely a chronicle of Morrison’s life and career before his death at age 27 in July of 1971.
The Doors also stars Meg Ryan as Morrison’s longtime girlfriend Pamela Courson, as well as Kyle McLachlan, Frank Whaley and Kevin Dillon as Morrison’s Doors bandmates Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, respectively.
