What makes the movie both unusual and a compelling vehicle for Kilmer is how eccentric Simon really is, beginning with his backstory – a grim number about cruelty inflicted at a Catholic orphanage, ...
Kilmer was cast in the lead role and his interpretation, we were soon to find, was rakish and cocksure, rebellious and pouting. A Brando interpretation of the Melancholy Dane, if you will; ...
Val Kilmer played some iconic and memorable characters who will forever be cherished by fans of the actor and his movies.