What they gave us
Rest well, Val. The work is done, and it was good.

Remember Val
Latest: Hannah Pierce
lit a candle 2 Sept 2026
Val Kilmer was Iceman in Top Gun, Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in Tombstone and Batman. Throat cancer took most of his voice, which he addressed in the documentary Val. He died at 65.
“I'm your huckleberry.”
Memories, thanks and farewells from the people Val touched.
Rest well, Val. The work is done, and it was good.
Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Val was one of them.
My dad introduced me to Val's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.
I never met Val, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.
Watched Val's films with my mum every Sunday. We're watching one tonight in their honour.
To the family: you shared Val with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.
The world is a little quieter today.
They made me want to make films. I still do, because of them.
Val once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.
There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Val feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.
Val Kilmer will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.
I feel exactly the same way.
429 people are remembering Val here. Every candle here is someone saying they were glad Val lived. No account needed; it takes a moment and it stays here.
Be the first to give.
Yes. This.
Yes. This.