Nicolas Cage Pays Tribute To “Genius Actor” Val Kilmer: “He Should Have Won The Oscar For ‘The Doors’”

https://deadline.com/2025/04/nicolas-cage-genius-actor-val-kilmer-oscar-the-doors-1236357100/

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  1. Saw “the Doors” opening weekend and there was nothing like it. The audience was similar to one at a rock concert, sceaming and freaking out. The scenes of him live on stage were like nothing we had seen before and it was captivating

  2. I mean, Val *was* excellent in The Doors, but nobody was winning over Anthony Hopkins in 1991.

  3. That movie sucked (due to the stranglehold over rights that IIRC Courson’s family had over material) BUT Kilmer absolutely nailed that role. He should have at least been nominated, if not beat Hopkins. Sad he wasn’t recognized.

  4. He should have won Best Supporting for Doc Holiday. His best role in my opinion.

  5. He was amazing. I know he got criticized by people who knew Jim Morrison, but I was a teenager when I watched it, and I was blown away. It was amazing.

  6. My Lord , he was over the top amazing in The Doors. Second best Jim Morrison ever.

  7. The stage scene at the Whisky a gogo in The Doors, was nothing short of amazing.

  8. When my wife and I first started dating we went to go see a movie that was sold out, so instead we quickly chose Tombstone. The rest is history. RIP Val.

  10. I thought he was really good in a lot of movies but he was a nightmare to work with apparently. I remember Premiere magazine did an article on that subject, focusing on his out-of-control behavior on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau. The title of the article will never leave my brainpan: Psycho Kilmer, Qu’est-ce que c’est?

  13. It was a fantastic movie. I agree he should have had an Oscar.

  14. I loved his character in Heat, “Skinny’s on the roof….” RIP man.

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