RIP thread for people involved in film

I love The Saint, Willow and Tombstone, he was excellent as Doc Holiday

RIP Val

Rip Val great in The Doors Heat and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. But my all time favourite role of his is Doc Holiday in Tombstone. His final death bed scene with Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp always brings a tear to my eye.

Wow. I can't believe that pneumonia would become too much for Val at that age. His breadth of performances on stage & screen is just a treasure trove to behold for fans to love & cherish everywhere forever. From Top Gun & Top Gun Maverick to Batman Forever to Heat to Tombstone & The Saint. This guy just had an acting talent within him that just shone through in more ways than one. It's just a wonderful body of work from a man that will never be forgotten now that he has gone to that big movie studio in the sky. RIP Val. You will be so greatly missed. 😔

Only a matter of time for him really. His health had been terrible for the last decade.

Just heard the sad news about Val Kilmer. I can't say it's a huge shock given all of his health issues for so long. He was a very fine actor, in some absolute greats and some absolute stinkers. People already have mentioned some of his movies here, I'll add another one, Kill The Irishman. Underrated in my opinion. RIP.

Sad loss. Top Gun II was otherwise forgettable except for him toughing out that performance. The Doors was epic, he got jobbed, no nominations. Was a very competitive year for Oscars though.

He really seemed to enjoy playing The Batman.

Ahh well, RIP Doc Holliday.

Yeah, apparently he was an absolute chore for everyone concerned.

There's a very good documentary about the making of the film called Lost Soul that's well worth seeking out.

As mentioned above, he did seem difficult. The willingness to take take the piss out of yourself is a good quality.

Ha, me too, thought that was a great movie. Dragged my friends to see it in the cinema and whatever number of years later they still give out to me over it. Thought the ghost and the darkness was great too.

He was indeed class as doc Holliday RiP.

Robert E. Mcginnis, aged 99. Illustrator who was best known for his pulp novel covers but also designed numerous film posters such as those for Breakfast At Tiffany's, Barbarella and several of the Bonds.

Ted Kotcheff (94), Canadian producer, and director of movies that included Weekend at Bernie’s, Fun with Dick and Jane, and First Blood (the first Rambo movie).

Wake In Fright is one of my favourites.

I knew Katt more for his role in Boston Public, a David E. Kelley show from years back.

He must have been unwell for a while. He popped up in a lot of things, often having multiple appearances in the same year but in different projects.

From 2013 onwards, according to his imdb, things slowed down a bit. He had one role in 2013, and his last was in 2018. I know Covid interfered with things from then on, but things didn't pick up. May have been quietly dealing with an illness.

Condolences to his loved ones. RIP.

Jean Marsh has died, aged 90.

She played the dual role of Nurse Wilson/ Mombi in Return to Oz, and the Evil Queen Bavmorda and mother of Joanne Whalley's princess Sorsha in Willow, among her many, many credits.

Val Kilmer, and Jean Marsh, weeks apart. Rough being a fan of movies right now. RIP.

Willow is also a great showcase for ILM's special effects. The EborSisk (named after movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert) is an amazing display of Phil Tippett's stop motion animation, but there's also the first 'digital' morph effect in the third act. Which involved an incredible 'morph' between animals, puppets, human performers, and actors.
It has it's critics, I just cannot see the flaws. It's too important to my childhood to criticize.