The film follows the life and career of actor Val Kilmer, including footage of Kilmer shot by himself throughout his career, footage of his childhood, and home movies.[3] The film showcases his battle with throat cancer and gives a behind the scenes view of his personal life, including the childhood death of his brother Wesley, his eight-year marriage to actress Joanne Whalley, and their children Mercedes and Jack.
Productionedit
Leo Scott initially began working as an editor with Harmony Korine on his short film The Lotus Community Workshop, where he came across Val Kilmer's archive, digging through 800 hours of footage, with Ting Poo boarding the project later on.[4][5] The footage, which Kilmer had shot for years, featured him growing up, attending school, auditioning, his career, and family.[6] Previously, the footage had sat in boxes for years, and once Kilmer was diagnosed with cancer and began losing his voice, it made him want to tell his story.[7] The film is narrated by Kilmer's own words, through his son Jack Kilmer.[8]
In May 2021, it was announced that Amazon Studios had acquired the US and Latin American rights for Val.[1]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 124 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "An absorbingly reflective documentary that benefits from its subject's self-chronicling, Val offers an intimate look at a unique life and career."[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
^D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 27, 2021). "Amazon Studios Takes U.S. & Latin America On 'Val', A24 Documentary About Actor Val Kilmer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^Kohn, Eric (July 6, 2021). "How Decades of Val Kilmer's Home Movies Became an Intimate Documentary Years in the Making". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^Handler, Rachel (July 7, 2021). "Val Kilmer Is Finally the Main Character". Vulture. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^Olsen, Mark (July 23, 2021). "How Val Kilmer's children helped tell his story in the intimate documentary 'Val'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^Coyle, Jake (July 14, 2021). "Val Kilmer on a life in illusion and the new doc 'Val'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^Utichi, Joe (July 8, 2021). "Val Kilmer's Life Captured In 'Val' By Family And Friends: "He's A Filmmaker" – Cannes Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^"The films of the Official Selection 2021". Cannes Film Festival. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^Sharf, Zack (July 6, 2021). "'Val' Trailer: Val Kilmer Tells His Life Story Through Four Decades of Home Videos". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
film, 2021, american, documentary, film, directed, produced, scott, ting, follows, life, career, actor, kilmer, film, world, premiere, cannes, film, festival, july, 2021, released, limited, release, july, 2021, prior, digital, streaming, prime, video, august, . Val is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Leo Scott and Ting Poo 2 It follows the life and career of actor Val Kilmer The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 7 2021 and was released in a limited release on July 23 2021 prior to digital streaming on Prime Video on August 6 by Amazon Studios ValPromotional posterDirected byLeo Scott Ting PooWritten byVal KilmerProduced byVal Kilmer Leo Scott Ting Poo Andrew Fried Dane Lillegard Jordan Wynn Ali Alborzi Brad Koepenick Tom StrattonStarringVal KilmerNarrated byJack KilmerCinematographyVal KilmerTom StrattonLeila El HayaniEdited byLeo Scott Ting PooMusic byGarth StevensonProductioncompaniesA24 IAC Films Boardwalk Pictures Cartel FilmsDistributed byAmazon Studios United States and Latin America A24 International 1 Release datesJuly 7 2021 2021 07 07 Cannes July 23 2021 2021 07 23 United States August 6 2021 2021 08 06 Prime Video Running time108 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Release 4 Reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editThe film follows the life and career of actor Val Kilmer including footage of Kilmer shot by himself throughout his career footage of his childhood and home movies 3 The film showcases his battle with throat cancer and gives a behind the scenes view of his personal life including the childhood death of his brother Wesley his eight year marriage to actress Joanne Whalley and their children Mercedes and Jack Production editLeo Scott initially began working as an editor with Harmony Korine on his short film The Lotus Community Workshop where he came across Val Kilmer s archive digging through 800 hours of footage with Ting Poo boarding the project later on 4 5 The footage which Kilmer had shot for years featured him growing up attending school auditioning his career and family 6 Previously the footage had sat in boxes for years and once Kilmer was diagnosed with cancer and began losing his voice it made him want to tell his story 7 The film is narrated by Kilmer s own words through his son Jack Kilmer 8 In May 2021 it was announced that Amazon Studios had acquired the US and Latin American rights for Val 1 Release editThe film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 7 2021 9 It had a limited release in theaters on July 23 2021 prior to digital streaming on Prime Video on August 6 2021 10 Reception editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 94 based on 124 reviews with an average rating of 7 8 10 The website s critics consensus reads An absorbingly reflective documentary that benefits from its subject s self chronicling Val offers an intimate look at a unique life and career 11 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 29 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 12 See also editListen to Me Marlon 2015 doc about Academy Award winning actor and Val s one time co star Marlon Brando similar in content Lost Soul The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley s Island of Dr MoreauReferences edit a b McClintock Pamela May 27 2021 Val Kilmer Doc Set By Amazon Studios and A24 Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved May 27 2021 Roger Ebert com D Alessandro Anthony May 27 2021 Amazon Studios Takes U S amp Latin America On Val A24 Documentary About Actor Val Kilmer Deadline Hollywood Retrieved May 27 2021 Kohn Eric July 6 2021 How Decades of Val Kilmer s Home Movies Became an Intimate Documentary Years in the Making IndieWire Retrieved July 24 2021 Handler Rachel July 7 2021 Val Kilmer Is Finally the Main Character Vulture Retrieved July 24 2021 Olsen Mark July 23 2021 How Val Kilmer s children helped tell his story in the intimate documentary Val The Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 24 2021 Coyle Jake July 14 2021 Val Kilmer on a life in illusion and the new doc Val The Washington Post Retrieved July 24 2021 Utichi Joe July 8 2021 Val Kilmer s Life Captured In Val By Family And Friends He s A Filmmaker Cannes Studio Deadline Hollywood Retrieved July 24 2021 The films of the Official Selection 2021 Cannes Film Festival June 3 2021 Retrieved June 8 2021 Sharf Zack July 6 2021 Val Trailer Val Kilmer Tells His Life Story Through Four Decades of Home Videos IndieWire Retrieved July 6 2021 Val Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved July 18 2022 Val Reviews Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved August 6 2021 External links editVal at IMDb nbsp Official trailer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Val film amp oldid 1188191892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
