Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in 1993’s ‘Tombstone’.Photo:Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Val Kilmerhas fond memories of makingTombstonewith costarKurt Russell.
On Monday, Kilmer, 63, shared a series of videos toInstagramshot during the production of the 1993 Western film, which opened in theaters Christmas Day 30 years ago. The videos show Kilmer filming Russell, 72, and other actors in their trailers and on location during the making of the film.
“TOMBSTONE opened in theaters 30 years ago today and it seems like yesterday!” Kilmer wrote in a caption to the video. “Merry Christmas and of course Happy Hollidays! 😉”
Kate Hudson, Russell’s daughter, even chimed in with a comment to express her appreciation at seeing throwback footage of her “Pa” as a younger man. “Oh wow! I love seeing this so much,” she wrote in a comment.
The actor has previously written about his time working onTombstoneon hispersonal blog. In 2017, he opined that Russell was “solely responsible forTombstone’ssuccess, no question” after the film changed directors mid-production, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
Val Kilmer in 1993’s ‘Tombstone’.John Bramley/Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
John Bramley/Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
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“I was there every minute and although Kurt’s version differs slightly from mine, the one thing he’s totally correct about is how hard he worked the day before, for the next day’s shot list, and tremendous effort he and I both put into editing, as the studio [Hollywood Pictures] wouldn’t give us any extra time to make up for the whole month we lost with the first director,” her shared at the time.
“I watched Kurt sacrifice his own role and energy to devote himself as a storyteller, even going so far as to draw up shot lists to help our replacement director, George Cosmatos, who came in with only two days prep," Kilmer added, perTHR.
Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Kurt Russell & Bill Paxton in ‘Tombstone’.Buena Vista Pictures/Alamy
Buena Vista Pictures/Alamy
Kilmer most recently appeared on the big screen for acameo alongside Tom Cruisein last year’sTop Gun: Maverick, in which he reprised his iconic ’80s character Tom “Iceman” Kazinsky.
source: people.com
