Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing top secret. Oct 18, 20 the best scene of val kilmer in top secret 1984. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. From his early work in top gun through his work with oliver stone in the doors and michael mann in heat, to his newest work as a career military officer in david mamets spartan, kilmer has worked with many of films most respected directors and actors. This was, as is widely known, val kilmer s debut leading man role on film. Original tombstone 6 photo 36 pages kilmer russell elliot. Val kilmer celebrity profile check out the latest val kilmer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Val kilmer is an american actor most famous for his involvement in movies including real genius, top gun, batman forever and red planet among others. Parody of wwii spy movies in which an american rock and roll singer becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in east germany. The zuckers encouraged him at first, except once they started shooting the dance scenes, they just directed him to mimic playing the guitar in an absurd fashion, and not really play it. Find dvds, posters and memorabilia about top gun on amazon. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Val kilmer s first acting role was as nick rivers in top secret.
Top secret this is one of those silly funny movies like airplane that i love. After being thrown from a moving van into a river, val kilmers nick rivers continues his fight underwater, throwing punches and. Im not the first guy who fell in love with a woman that he met at a restaurant who turned out to be the daughter of a kidnapped scientist, only to lose her to her childhood lover who she last saw on a deserted island, who then turned out fifteen years later to be the leader of the french underground. Val kilmer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. A young val kilmer shines, singing, dancing, and delivering one ridiculous line after another with a completely. Oct 10, 2011 the second of zuckerabrahamzuckers theatricalfeature spoofs airplane was the first, discounting the patchwork kentucky fried movie, top secret. Please check out more about this movie and purchase it if you love 80s comedies. Peter cushing, the best movie you never saw, top secret. For our latest episode, we take a look at the zuckerabrahamszucker classic top secret, starring a young val kilmer. Kilmer has appeared in films of almost every major genre. Val kilmer has revealed why didnt want to date cher and why he didnt want to star in top gun. Songs from the motion picture this is one of two soundtrack albums for the 1984 parody film by the team of jim abrahams, david zucker, and jerry zucker. His mother, born in indiana, was from a swedish family, and his father was from texas. Val kilmer actually went through a lot of work to learn to play guitar for the role.
But it appears that val kilmer has not been active in the hollywood industry lately, leaving many to wonder. Directed by jim abrahams, david zucker, jerry zucker. Critics enjoyed val kilmer s unlikely in retrospect acting debut. Every movie hitting ondemand early due to coronavirus. Val kilmer stars as swivelhipped american rocker nick rivers, a sort of blonde elvis whose secret weapon is little richards tune tutti fruitti. The second of zuckerabrahamzuckers theatricalfeature spoofs airplane was the first, discounting the patchwork kentucky fried movie, top secret.
The saint movie poster original ds 27x40 silver foil advance style val kilmer. The daughter of the scientist is helped by val and a group to free her father. And so top secret takes its inspiration, and its many liberties, with val kilmer in his first role and doing all the singing too as a traveling american music idol caught up behind the iron. Specifically, however, this is a hybrid of an elvis movie and a world war ii underground resistance thriller. Jul 12, 2017 but still, digging deeper, it seems that kilmer ultimately enjoyed making top secret, and even though there were difficulties, the directing team put that down to the trouble in fleshing out a. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor. A638 val kilmer head in toilet top secret 1984 8 x 10 photograph. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. And at the age of seventeen, he became the youngest student ever accepted to the julliard school in new york city, a renowned performing arts conservatory at the time. Why val kilmer didnt want to star in top gun or date. In 1981, the juilliard student was eating alone in a manhattan restaurant when a friend showed up and said, someone is interested in meeting you.
With val kilmer, lucy gutteridge, peter cushing, jeremy kemp. His very first imdb credit was the lead role in 1984s top secret. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor, musician and artist. Spy movies are, like, far more fun than airplane movies. It stars val kilmer in his film debut role and lucy gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring omar sharif, peter cushing, michael gough, and jeremy kemp. In his film debut, val kilmer plays nick rivers, a presleylike american rock idol sent behind the iron curtain on a goodwill tour. This page will rank 46 val kilmer movies from best to worst in six different sortable. His very first imdb credit was the lead role in 1984s top secret kilmer is best known for his roles in top gun, the doors and our favorite tombstone his imdb page shows 97 acting credits since 1984. In his film debut, val kilmer plays nick rivers, a. If the business people think they can make money with you. However, its easy to forget that his breakthrough role was in the outrageous and ridiculous comedy top secret from the people who made airplane. This comedic masterpiece includes many funny and witty scenes. Personal life battle that made val kilmer such a strong. Its all math, like, this guy has better numbers, so give the job to him.
Val kilmer didnt want to star in top gun with tom cruise. With tom cruise, jennifer connelly, val kilmer, jon hamm. We have all the juicy gossip about the actor, right here. Its a race against time as nick teams up with hillary flammond lucy gutteridge to find her father before he can create the ultimate super weapon the polaris mine. Some of the more recent entries in the field seem tired, trying to wring jokes out of obvious references to other pop culture touchstones, but early efforts like top secret. The central romance is developed in more interesting ways, and feels more engaging. The hybrid of elvis and war movies didnt give top secret the same kind of succinct story that airplane did.
Val kilmer first film and did great and even sang in it. In his film debut, val kilmer plays nick rivers, a presleylike american rock idol sent. Adding to the tumultuous experience was the films star. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of top secret. In 1981, the juilliard student was eating alone in a manhattan restaurant when a friend showed up and said, someone is. Kilmer recalls this was the cruelest joke ever played on him.
Val studied at hollywoods professionals school and, in his teens, entered juilliards. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with top secret. Nov 21, 2004 val kilmer is one of the most prolific actors of his generation. Kilmer doesnt get a lot of opportunities to show off his silly side in films. Top gun was only kilmer s third featurelength film role after 1984s top secret. Rock star val kilmer helps woman lucy gutteridge free her father from fascists. Popular and dashing american singer nick rivers val kilmer travels to east germany to perform in a music festival. Theres a villain this time, and hes actually pretty good.
Val started taking drama classes after his parents divorced. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Val kilmer biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is val kilmer. The songs that val kilmer sings in the film are actually performed by kilmer himself and were featured on the film. The daughter of the scientist is helped by val and a. Val kilmer reveals he didnt want to star in top gun in. Years before val kilmer channeled jim morrison in the doors, he first starred as the elvis inspired nick rivers in the absurd world war ii spoof top secret this collectable soundtrack is comprised of just six short parodies, all personally sung by kilmer himself. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous hillary flammond lucy gutteridge, he. Val kilmer top secret songs from the motion picture. His peace is shortlived when felix leiter, an old friend from the cia, turns up asking for help, leading bond onto the trail of a. He has 93 credits as an actor for his appearances in numerous movies.
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