Can Val Kilmer Make A Comeback In Hollywood? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-24-2009, 01:22 PM

Val Kilmer makes a triumphant return to the big screen this week in "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," an off-kilter project befitting Kilmer's reputation as one of Hollywood's biggest head cases.

Will this film - Kilmer's first to get a wide release since 2006's "Déjà Vu" - get the actor back on the Hollywood map or will he continue to toil away in B-movie wilderness for the rest of his career?

The start of Kilmer's decline, it could be argued, began with the ill-fated "The Island of Dr. Moreau," a horrible film that became a running punchline in Hollywood due to the bad boy behavior of both Kilmer and co-star Marlon Brando.

Kilmer switched roles, got the original director fired and remained a difficult presence throughout the troubled shoot. Director John Frankenheimer reportedly said of Kilmer, "I don't like Val Kilmer, I don't like his work ethic, and I don't want to be associated with him ever again."

Of course, this would have all been water under the bridge if the movie was a hit, but it was an all-time bomb, scarring nearly everyone involved in the project.

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....back_in_hollyw

JamesG · 11-24-2009, 01:41 PM

I'm a huge Kilmer fan and have been waiting for his comeback for a while. Most of his movies do not disappoint me.

catlover79 · 11-24-2009, 03:09 PM

If Mickey Rourke can make a comeback, I don't see any reason why Val Kilmer can't!

TJL · 11-24-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catlover79

If Mickey Rourke can make a comeback, I don't see any reason why Val Kilmer can't!

Yeah that.

Val does keep busy, although most of his work winds up going directly to DVD.

I hope he gets another shot.

browneyes106 · 11-24-2009, 07:30 PM

I think Kilmer can make a comeback. He is very talented he just needs a good script.

11-24-2009, 01:22 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Can Val Kilmer Make A Comeback In Hollywood? Val Kilmer makes a triumphant return to the big screen this week in "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," an off-kilter project befitting Kilmer's reputation as one of Hollywood's biggest head cases. Will this film - Kilmer's first to get a wide release since 2006's "Déjà Vu" - get the actor back on the Hollywood map or will he continue to toil away in B-movie wilderness for the rest of his career? The start of Kilmer's decline, it could be argued, began with the ill-fated "The Island of Dr. Moreau," a horrible film that became a running punchline in Hollywood due to the bad boy behavior of both Kilmer and co-star Marlon Brando. Kilmer switched roles, got the original director fired and remained a difficult presence throughout the troubled shoot. Director John Frankenheimer reportedly said of Kilmer, "I don't like Val Kilmer, I don't like his work ethic, and I don't want to be associated with him ever again." Of course, this would have all been water under the bridge if the movie was a hit, but it was an all-time bomb, scarring nearly everyone involved in the project. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....back_in_hollyw
	__________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

11-24-2009, 03:09 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	If Mickey Rourke can make a comeback, I don't see any reason why Val Kilmer can't!
	__________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

11-24-2009, 01:41 PM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,127	I'm a huge Kilmer fan and have been waiting for his comeback for a while. Most of his movies do not disappoint me.

11-24-2009, 07:30 PM	#5
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I think Kilmer can make a comeback. He is very talented he just needs a good script.