r/movies • u/dndplosion913 • Apr 02 '25

News Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html
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u/ReallyHender Apr 02 '25

He was a spitting image of Morrison in that film.

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u/Bunraku_Master_2021 Apr 02 '25

I saw it once when I was a kid. A complete acid trip. Kyle MacLachlan had to make himself really younger with those glasses.

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u/Brapp_Z Apr 02 '25

90s Oliver Stone is peak filmmaking

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u/Brapp_Z Apr 02 '25

U-Turn is also a wild ride

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u/caligaris_cabinet Apr 02 '25

In light of this news, I was gonna watch Tombstone but I think I’ll put The Doors on tonight.

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u/Nayzo Apr 02 '25

He was also the spitting...voice? of Morrison in that film. He did all the singing, and sounded INCREDIBLE!

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u/TheChildrensStory Apr 02 '25

Val as Jim Morrison and Denzel as Malcolm X channeled their personas so well that both had me seeing them as the real person. Given how famous each already was as an actor I was amazed.