In 1995 Val Kilmer was taking over Hollywood. With memorable performances in Top Gun, The Doors and Tombstone already under his belt, he really cemented himself as the young actor by teaming up with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Heat, and that same year in Batman Forever. But only a decade later and he's starring mostly in direct-to-DVD films.

2021's Val went over his love for acting, and the recent battle with losing his voice to cancer. However, the doc skimmed over a controversial part of his career - the time he was constantly labeled as a prima donna. So we wanted to take a deeper look at this part of his career. Like the reason for him never returning as Batman, or one of the most infamous movie productions ever and the final nail in the coffin that had Hollywood turn its back on him…

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Quick Rise to Fame
03:45 - Batman Forever
05:91 - The Worst of Kilmer (Dr. Moreau)
08:48 - More Drama
10:29 - Downhill (Did He Deserve It?)

Val Kilmer. Tom Cruise. Top Gun. Heat. Batman Forever. Tombstone. Robert De Niro. Al Pacino. The Doors. Jim Morrison. The Island of Dr. Moreau. Marlon Brando. On-set issues. 90s actors. Joel Schumacher. Doc Holliday. Iceman. Joanne Whalley. Razzie. Val 2021. The Ghost and the Darkness. The Saint. At First Sight. Red Planet. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. DVD actor. Problematic Actor.

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