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Stephen Merchant shared this Life’s Too Short clip in tribute to Val Kilmer and it’s two minutes very well spent
Everyone’s been paying tribute to Val Kilmer, the fabulous actor who has died aged just 65.
He was brilliant in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tombstone and The Doors (we liked the person who said he was a better Jim Morrison than Jim Morrison) as well as our personal favourite, his first acting role in the hilarious Top Secret!.
He was also one of the many celebrities to turn up in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Life’s Too Short, and it was only natural for Merchant to share this clip along with his tribute to Kilmer. And it’s two minutes very well spent.
Despite a combative reputation, Val Kilmer was great fun to work with on Life’s Too Short, always willing to be playful and self-deprecating. I got to know him socially too, and he was as engaging as he was eccentric. A true one-off. RIP Val pic.twitter.com/BblhDZuMT7
— Stephen Merchant (@StephenMerchant) April 2, 2025
Did we already mention Top Secret!? Of course we did, directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, it’s an all-time classic, and just in case you need any more persuading to hunt it down (or if you’ve seen it and want to enjoy these moments again …)
There’s this.
“The hardest part was not laughing and running out of oxygen.” – Kilmer on filming the underwater fight in Top Secret!
one of the best to ever do it RIP pic.twitter.com/Gl1feFglRr— The Doug Files (@Douggernaut_2) April 2, 2025
And this.
this scene in top secret which they shot in reverse to mimic the sound of the swedish language… amongst the best to ever do it, you’ll be dearly missed Val Kilmer. pic.twitter.com/B0aPuCTulG
— gio ️ (@giogiorubbish) April 2, 2025
And this!
Top Secret is one of the greatest comedies OAT btw https://t.co/EMBCtmsxhU pic.twitter.com/615VRNnkOx
— The Doug Files (@Douggernaut_2) April 2, 2025
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