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Val

Val

The life you live is the story you tell.

Genres

Documentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

23 July 2021

Country

United States of America

Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Self

Jack Kilmer

Jack Kilmer

Self / Narrator

Mercedes Kilmer

Mercedes Kilmer

Self

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Self

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Self (archive footage)

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Self (archive footage)

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self (archive footage)

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

Self (archive footage)

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Self (archive footage)

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Self (archive footage)

Cher

Cher

Self (archive footage)

John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Rick Rossovich

Rick Rossovich

Self (archive footage)

Tony Scott

Tony Scott

Self (archive footage)

Adam West

Adam West

Self (archive footage)

Burt Ward

Burt Ward

Self (archive footage)

Lucy Gutteridge

Lucy Gutteridge

Self (archive footage)

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Self (archive footage)

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Self (archive footage)

Barry Tubb

Barry Tubb

Self (archive footage)

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Self (archive footage)

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Self (archive footage)

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

Self (archive footage)

Joel Schumacher

Joel Schumacher

Self (archive footage)

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Self (archive footage)

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

Self (archive footage)

Peter Kass

Peter Kass

Self (archive footage)

Tom Stratton

Tom Stratton

Self (archive footage)

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