The line between fiction and reality is seldom as blurry as when it comes to actor Val Kilmer who, as clichéd as it sounds, is a true chameleon. As consumptive gunslinger Doc Holliday in Tombstone, Kilmer looks for all the world like a man who’s running late for his own funeral. And on The Doors, "He looks so uncannily like Jim Morrison that we feel like this isn't a case of casting, it's a case of possession"…
The life you live is the story you tell.
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.
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Val Kilmer
Self
Jack Kilmer
Self / Narrator
Mercedes Kilmer
Self
Joanne Whalley
Self
Kevin Bacon
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Fairuza Balk
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Marlon Brando
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Nicolas Cage
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Jim Carrey
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Cher
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Tom Cruise
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Nelson de la Rosa
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Robert De Niro
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Robert Downey Jr.
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Anthony Edwards
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Jimmy Fallon
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What is Val about?
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic…
When was Val released?
Val was released in 2021.
What genres does Val belong to?
Val is categorised as Documentary.
Who stars in Val?
The cast of Val includes Val Kilmer, Jack Kilmer, Mercedes Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Kevin Bacon.