But he didn’t expect to sound so much like him. “There were several times when I couldn’t tell who was talking.”įor Jack Kilmer, who has appeared in films such as “Palo Alto,” “Woodshock” and “Hala,” it seemed perfectly natural to pitch in to speak for his father. “It was shocking to hear how much he sounded like the young version of me,” said Val Kilmer. At one point early in the film Jack Kilmer is seen onscreen saying, “My name is Val Kilmer.” It may be the film’s boldest creative move, as the voice of young Kilmer sounds so much like that of his father. The film is narrated by Jack Kilmer, reading words written by his father. Moreau,” adding wistfully, “I don't know where that footage is, but I would have loved to get our hands on it.”)
(Poo noted that Marlon Brando also had a camera shooting his own behind-the-scenes footage of 1996's misbegotten “The Island of Dr. Scott and Poo drew from another 200 hours of interviews, footage from Kilmer's films and more. The doc also features elaborate audition tapes Kilmer made for the likes of filmmakers Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese for roles he did not get. Kilmer continued filming himself through his career - including backstage footage with Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn when they appeared in a 1983 Broadway production of the play “The Slab Boys,” and moments behind the scenes of many of his biggest movies. The film draws from more than 800 hours of footage from Kilmer’s personal archive, going back to homemade spoofs of movies such as “Jaws” and “The Great Race” he made as a teenager with his brothers, including his younger brother, Wesley, who died in 1977. I thought I would just, like show to my kids one day.” I think he's always had not a really trusting relationship with putting himself out there to the public. “I think he has the reputation of being difficult, which is deserved and undeserved.
“He's very private,” said Mercedes Kilmer of her father.
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6 on Amazon Prime Video.ĭuring a recent video interview, Kilmer’s children, Mercedes and Jack - who both feature prominently in the film - said they never expected the trove of home movie footage their father shot throughout their lives to end up in a documentary. The film opens in a limited theatrical release today via A24 and begins streaming Aug. “Val” recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, though Kilmer was unable to attend. “It was just so satisfying and enriching.” It makes me happy to see the richness of the life I’ve had,” said Kilmer via email. For the 61-year-old Kilmer, revisiting his life in the form of a documentary has been emotional and meaningful.
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