Val Kilmer Gave Us the Best Gunfight of the Modern Western Era

Val Kilmer Gave Us the Best Gunfight of the Modern Western Era

As Doc Holliday in 1993's 'Tombstone,' Val Kilmer gave the modern Western its greatest gun battle, facing off with Johnny Ringo.

Val Kilmer has become famous as Iceman from Top Gun and Batman, but the late star played one of his best roles in a Western that every fan should have seen.

Kurt Russell reveals dark gift that Val Kilmer gave him after filming ‘Tombstone’ in resurfaced interview

GQ last year, adding gift-giving between co-stars was a “mandatory” gesture.He gifted his Kilmer a burial plot in Boothill Graveyard — the historic cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, where some of the most famous figures of the Old West rest.However, unbeknownst to Russell, Kilmer had also gotten him a gift.“What Val had gotten me was an acre of land overlooking Boothill,” the actor said.Russell, 74, commented on the symbolic jest of both their gif…