The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by val kilmer. In january 2015, kilmer was hospitalized for massive bleeding in his throat. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor, musician and artist. It is claimed to be a east german knife, but i dont think so. Kilmer has appeared in films of almost every major genre. With the assistance of his protege, curtis derek luke, robert begins investigating, but the operation is called off when laura is reported dead. Spartan opens without any credits except its title, but i quickly knew it was written by david mamet because nobody else hears and writes dialogue the way he does.
Acclaimed playwright david mamet continues his movie directing career with the noirish political thriller spartan. The snowman 2017 standing up 20 laurens dutchman roemer. Dec 06, 2014 in spartan, val kilmer plays a mysterious spec ops agent working with the secret service to recover a kidnap victim. Mar 12, 2004 spartan opens without any credits except its title, but i quickly knew it was written by david mamet because nobody else hears and writes dialogue the way he does. He was married to joanne whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. Val kilmer is a much better actor than many of his more famous contemporaries, and is probably the performer they wished they were. His very first imdb credit was the lead role in 1984s top secret kilmer is best known for his roles in top gun, the doors and our favorite tombstone his imdb page shows 97 acting credits since 1984. Specialoperations agents val kilmer, derek luke investigate slave traders. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
That the film tells a labyrinthine story of betrayal and deception, a con within a con, also stakes out mamet territory. The captive is a young woman whose identity and significance only come into focus for the viewer as kilmer s character follows her trail, using bluffs and beatings to leap from one clue to the next. Scott val kilmer uses brutality and harsh techniques to track down the presidents daughter. But at the time, he recorded a brilliant alternate soundtrack for the digital versatile disc, a now deservedly little known and extinct low resolution media format. Respected secret service agent robert scott val kilmer is assigned to the kidnapping case of laura newton kristen bell, the missing daughter of a highranking political figure. Jul 17, 2012 respected secret service agent robert scott val kilmer is assigned to the kidnapping case of laura newton kristen bell, the missing daughter of a highranking political figure. Spartan movie discussion in general knife discussion started by hinterb, jun 24, 2004. Spartan movie val kilmer go bag rpf costume and prop. Val kilmer is spot on as tightlywound, highlyskilled, and extremelyfocused marine of limited imagination but unlimited commitment first to duty and then to doing what is.
Everything you need to know about spartan movie 2004. However, robert and curtis, who have discovered evidence to the. John henry patterson in the ghost and the darkness 1996. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Conflating aside, david mamets spartan is actually quite a well done firstperson thriller, following a marine val kilmer who goes the length in orders but starts to distrust those orders once a younger ranger derek luke points to a larger conspiracy, but the extraction portion with kristen bell is just terrible. This is never more evident than in movies he also directs.
David mamet writes and directs the political thriller spartan. Does anyone recognize or know what knife is shown in the movie spartan with val kilmer. This page will rank val kilmer movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns. Val kilmer simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jul 17, 2012 scott val kilmer uses brutality and harsh techniques to track down the presidents daughter. A young mixedblood fbi agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a povertystricken sioux reservation. Released march 12th, 2004, spartan stars val kilmer, derek luke, william h. Rent val kilmer movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Spartan 2004 trailers and clips when the presidents daughter, laura newton kristen bell, is kidnapped by a human trafficking ring, highranking secret service agent robert scott val kilmer. Val kilmer news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. Val kilmer, who starred in spartan as superoperative bobby scott, eventually distanced himself from the film, blaming it unfairly perhaps, for the end of his career. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor.
Spartan is a wellconstructed, superbly cast and crisply staged deep state noir thriller. His mother, born in indiana, was from a swedish family, and his father was from texas. Val kilmer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Scott val kilmer plays a robber on a killing spree in order to gain the trust of some convicts.
Spartan is a 2004 thriller written and directed by david mamet and stars val kilmer as a special ops instructor who is brought in to help locate the presidents kidnapped daughter. Spartan 410 movie clip gas station shootout 2004 hd. Kiss kiss, bang bang 2005 alexander 2004 staff sgt. This is the story of special ops officer robert scott val kilmer and his protege curtis derek luke who are recruited to find the missi. From acclaimed and academy awardnominated director and writer david mamet hannibal, the untouchables comes this taut actionthriller starring val kilmer wonderland, red planet and oscarnominated william h. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with top. Oct, 20 from acclaimed and academy awardnominated director and writer david mamet hannibal, the untouchables comes this taut actionthriller starring val kilmer wonderland, red planet and. Spartan trailer in this david mamet thriller, a government agent val kilmer trying to find the presidents kidnapped daughter uncovers a plot that goes deeper than he imagined. Mamet clearly relishes a challenge, and by casting former hollywood bad boy val kilmer in the lead role, this could be his biggest risk yet. The investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a highranking us government official. Robert scott is a former united states marine corps force recon master gunnery sergeant, acting as. Macy, ed oneill the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of 60 out of 100 on metacritic. I believe spartan is as close to capturing this as movie making ever comes. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with top secret.
Oct 04, 20 2004, alexandra kerry, david mamet, derek luke, johnny messner, kristen bell, spartan, the best movie you never saw, thriller, tia texada, val kilmer, william macy latest entertainment news. It was released in the united states and canada on march 12, 2004. In spartan, val kilmer plays a mysterious spec ops agent working with the secret service to recover a kidnap victim. Rent spartan 2004 starring val kilmer and derek luke on dvd and bluray. When the presidents daughter, laura newton kristen bell, is kidnapped by a human trafficking ring, highranking secret service agent robert scott val kilmer takes on the case. Val studied at hollywoods professionals school and, in his teens, entered juilliards. From acclaimed and academy awardnominated director and writer david mamet hannibal, the untouchables comes this taut actionthriller starring val kilmer. Spartan is a 2004 american action thriller film written and directed by david mamet and starring val kilmer, derek luke, tia texada, ed oneill, william h. Val kilmer uses a colt model 733 as chris shiherlis in heat 1995. Respected secret service agent robert scott val kilmer is assigned to the kidnapping case of laura newton kristen bell, the. From there, things got a little hazy for kilmer and his health took a turn for the worse. The technical adviser on this film was former delta force operator eric haney, who would later collaborate with mamet to create the series the unit, which is based on haneys experiences in the delta force. Spartan 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Val kilmer celebrity profile check out the latest val kilmer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. With val kilmer, lisa kudrow, kate bosworth, christina applegate. Spartan is an english movie released on 12 march, 2004. Val kilmer, jeremie campbell, bob jennings, lionel mark smith, johnny messner, chris lacentra, renato magno, mark fitzgerald, tony mamet. But the scope of the picture is larger than mamets usual canvas.
The technical adviser on this film was former delta force operator eric haney, who would later collaborate with mamet to create the series the unit, which is based. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Val kilmer internet movie firearms database guns in. With val kilmer, sam shepard, graham greene, fred ward. Jul 17, 2012 scott val kilmer plays a robber on a killing spree in order to gain the trust of some convicts. Robert scott is a former united states marine corps force recon master gunnery. While he never had another era as strong as that, kilmer dipped in and out with some really solid work, including the criminally underrated the salton sea, wonderland, spartan and of course, kiss kiss, bang bang. Born december 31, 1959, actor val kilmer s chameleonlike ability to plunge fully and breathlessly into his characters represents both the gift that catapulted him to fame in the mid eighties, and that which by its very nature of anonymity. This political thriller stars val kilmer as career military officer working in a highly secretive special operations force that uncovers a white slavery ring. Val edward kilmer born december 31 1959 is an american actor originally a stage actor kilmer became popular in the mid 1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films.