Val Kilmer’s daughter says watching dad film ‘Maverick’ was ‘extraordinary’

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Mercedes Kilmer became emotional as she watched her famous dad Val Kilmer make his comeback in “Top Gun: Maverick” after a battle with throat cancer that left the ’80s heartthrob nearly voice…

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She added of the experience of watching her famous father, now 62, who first played Ice at 26 years old: “It was trippy, and very special for my dad to be on set with all of his friends who made this movie when they were my age.” Kilmer was born and raised in California, where he would make meticulously detailed short films in the backyard with his brother Wesley.

Ting Poo and Leo Scott, the directors of the hit documentary “Val” told The Post on the original “Top Gun”, there were “no rules.” Poo added, “He’s a very spiritual person, he has no regrets about anything. He thinks positively about the future.” That was British actress Joannne Whalley, the eventual mother of his children Mercedes and Jack, who he first encountered on the set of the fantasy adventure film “Willow” in 1987. Smitten, the couple wed in 1988.

But his kids and loved ones disagreed and pushed him to get treatment. “I just didn’t want to experience their fear, which was profound,” he said. In the original “Top Gun,” Iceman and Maverick were rivals.His former girlfriend Cher then came to the rescue. The “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer arranged for her old beau to be treated at the renowned David Geffen School of Medicine, where he underwent chemotherapy and radiation for two months.

 

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Congratulations V wherever you are😍💯so happy for y’all

What a well written article, thank you 😊. I’m glad Val never let anything stop him, or his work ethic.

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