In honour of the late Val Kilmer, we present the film that kickstarted his career and solidified his icon status: Top Gun!
Kilmer stars as Iceman in this incredible cult classic recently followed up by the Oscar-winning Top Gun: Maverick. Whilst Kilmer’s cameo in that film would have you believe they’d always been great friends, here Iceman and Maverick (Tom Cruise) are cast as bitter rivals contending for the Top Gun Trophy, before they’re deployed to confront a crisis over enemy waters.
Attributed with jumpstarting US military recruitment by 500% after its release, the film is an exhilarating adventure with a great, emotion-laden story to boot. Featuring gritty, tactile action on account of the real F-14s and aircraft carriers loaned by the Pentagon to the film’s production, Top Gun looks better than ever on our big screen.
Val Kilmer 1959 - 2025
