Val kilmer is an american actor most famous for his involvement in movies including real genius, top gun, batman forever and red planet among others. The saint 39 movie clip bruno the german 1997 hd youtube. Val kilmer stars in this box office hit that updates the 60s spy series. Want someone to infiltrate a topsecret organization or steal a scientific formula that could change the world. If the saint inspired bond, the bond films have obviously inspired the saint, which stars val kilmer as simon templar, a man of constantly. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor. The saint 2017 international master thief, simon templar, also known as the saint, is tasked to find a mans kidnapped daughter. He has 93 credits as an actor for his appearances in numerous movies and television series. Rocketman director dexter fletcher is set to direct a remake of the saint, the 1997 action film starring val kilmer, at paramount, an individual with knowledge of the project told thewrap. Elizabeth shue is dr emma russell, the oxford professor who, having solved the worlds fuel problems, carries the formula in her underwear. Since this version featured two exsaints, ogilvy and moore, i wanted to see it.
Based on the popular novels about that other suave, globetrotting man of action. And if youre looking for a sexy sizzler of a thriller bill diehl, abc radio network, the saint s your movie. The saint, a novelization of the 1997 film, by burl barer. The saint is watchable thanks to kilmer and shue, but the muddled screenplay. The saint 1997 razzie award nominee 1997 worst supporting actor the island of dr. By 1997,almost 28 years after the original saint television series left the air,a big screen version of the saint roared into theatres starring val kilmer. Watch the saint 1997 full movie free streaming online tubi. Again, this marriage of the saint and volvo is perfectly harmonious. Simon templar val kilmer, aka the saint, realizes his skill for trickery during his childhood in a far east orphanage. This is one of my favorite val kilmer movie of all time. It was volvos first true sports coupe since the popular p1800 series in the 1960s and arrived just in time for the new saint movie val kilmer drove a cherry red one in the. The saint cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Val kilmer and academy award nominee elisabeth shue star in this globetrotting romantic thriller. Val kilmer plays suave espionage hero simon templer aka the saint and elisabeth shue costars in this atmospheric mix of bold adventure and grand romance.
The saint original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Val kilmer plays suave espionage hero simon templer aka the saint and elisabeth shue costars in this atmospheric mix. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts. Roger moore never played the role again after 1969, though he is heard speaking on a car radio during the 1997 film the saint, starring val kilmer as templar. The saint 49 movie clip cold fusion 1997 hd youtube.
Not as the saint but as an elaborate action movie with a twist. Val kilmer celebrity profile check out the latest val kilmer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret. The saint, 1997 american film starring val kilmer the saint soundtrack, a soundtrack album from the 1997 film the saint novel, a novelization of the 1997 film, by burl barer. Yes, i enjoyed rogers performance best of all, but then he is british playing a british character. There is some drug use russian mafiosi snort cocaine.
Apr 04, 2017 you can divide the actor val kilmers career into two periods. The saint movie hd new action movie 2017 val kilmer. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor, musician and artist. We also resent the fact that he did not make more movies like heat while he was young and athletic enough to pull it off. Val kilmer is simon templar, a classy, cunning master thief and. Based on the popular spy series, this film follows suave international thief simon templar val kilmer, who is contracted by russian oil magnate ivan tretiak rade serbedzija to steal a formula. Willow, top gun, the saint long before val kilmer played jim morrison in the doors, and the caped crusader in batman forever, he was the all singing and dancing nick. The soundtrack to the silly val kilmer action movie the saint was a surprisingly effective and useful collection of electronica, offering a good overview and introduction to many of the genres biggest artists. The saint also inspired 14 movies, and a 1960s tv series starring roger moore, a future bond. Feb 22, 2009 the saint was released in 1997 and starred val kilmer as the saint. With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. Jun 04, 2019 val kilmer made a name for himself in the 80s and 90s, with his iconic roles as iceman in top gun, batman in batman forever and jim morrison in the doors, plus his parts in flicks like top secret. The saint 11 x 17 movie poster style a in deluxe wood frame amazing movie poster, comes ready to hang, 11 x 17 inches poster size, and x 19 inches in total size framed.
You can divide the actor val kilmers career into two periods. He had the wine, the women, the songs, the whole bit, and then inexplicably, took a vow of poverty and became a hermit. I did not always like val kilmer, but he is a great actor, and the performance in this movie as the saint reminded me of the series when roger moore played the same character. The saints volvo c70 coupe with val kilmer the latest marriage of the saint and a volvo, the c70 debuted at the international automobile show in france on october 1, 1996. A lot different from the roger moore tv series, it sort of follows the brosnan bonds in being a stylish actioneer with a slightly absurd plot. I loved george sanders, louis hayward, ian ogilvy and roger moore as the saint. The saint 11 x 17 movie poster style a in deluxe wood. Dexter fletcher to direct remake of val kilmer action film. The saint val kilmer and elisabeth shue the saint movie, val. Parents need to know that the saint is a 1997 action movie starring val kilmer as a thieving man of mystery who meets his match in a brilliant scientist played by elisabeth shue. Val kilmer bears nothing in him that even gets close to roger moores character but if you look away from that and try to see it as an ordinary film, its really good. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process.
Based on a mystery book series by leslie charteris, the story had. Chris pratt in early negotiations for the saint movie variety. The title character is a high tech thief and master of disguise who becomes the antihero while using the moniker of various saints. Val kilmer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Feb 24, 2012 val kilmer is simon templar, a classy, cunning master thief and man of a thousand faces who cribs his phony names from those of obscure saints and sells his illegal services to the highest bidder.
The saint is a james bond wannabe, which is an irony, since james bond in a way is a saint clone. The saint is a 1997 espionage thriller, starring val kilmer in the title role, with elisabeth shue and rade serbedzija, directed by phillip noyce and written by jonathan hensleigh and wesley strick. There are plenty of gunfights and explosions, and a little girl falls to her death from a railing inside an orphanage. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the saint near you. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on. The saint movie hd new action movie 2017val kilmer, elisabeth. Both books were written by burl barer, who in the early 1990s. The saint 1997 based on the popular spy series, this film follows suave international thief simon templar val kilmer, who is contracted by russian oil magnate ivan tretiak rade serbedzija to. His mother, born in indiana, was from a swedish family, and his father was from texas. Feb 04, 2017 the saint movie hd new action movie 2017. The saint, in the persona of val kilmer, drives a red volvo c70 turbo coupe throughout the movie. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Lately, though, the actor hasnt really been in the public eye. With val kilmer, elisabeth shue, rade serbedzija, valeriy nikolaev.
Satellite award winner 2005 outstanding actor in a supporting role, comedy or musical. Two additional saint novels appeared around the time of the 1997 film starring val kilmer. The saint, 1997 american film starring val kilmer the saint, a soundtrack album from the 1997 film. Making sense of the 1997 val kilmer film, and the very strange. Val kilmer makes rare public appearance after battling health. The final film bore little resemblance to the books or tv series, and carried no credit for leslie charteris. Search, discover and share your favorite val kilmer gifs. One of my favourite movies of the 90s and one i could watch over and over. Actor val kilmer left plays a fugitive from a backbreaking chain gang and charles durning is a sadistic prison warden in the hbo pictures truelife story the man who broke 1,000 chains. Val kilmer elisabeth shue plot the saint is a sophisticated thief who operates internationally, always managing to throw off law enforcement officers thanks to his extraordinary ability to change appearance and to assume different personalities. Val kilmer plays suave espionage hero simon templar aka the saint and elisabeth shue costars in this atmospheric mix of.
He paradoxically lives in the underworld of international industrial theft and espionage. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with top secret. I agree that this film is uneven, but there are far worst films than the saint out there. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion. Real genius is a 1985 american science fiction comedy starring val kilmer and gabriel jarret. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Val kilmer is simon templar, a classy, cunning master thief and man of a thousand faces who cribs his phony names from those of obscure saints and. This x 19 real genius movie print, is personally signed by val kilmer at his helmel studios in hollywood, california. The saint is a 1997 espionage thriller, starring val kilmer in the title role, with elisabeth shue and rade serbedzija, directed by phillip noyce and written by. This longrunning relationship between the saint and volvo continues with the new saint movie. Jan 09, 2020 val kilmer biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is val kilmer.
I have watched this movie many times since it first came out in the 90s. A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona, are disrupted by the kind of. He uses his natural born gifts, including a penchant for bizarre and effective disguises, to obtain things for people which they can not obtain themselves. The timing was just right, as volvo had just recently debuted their first true two. Yet its a very entertaining film with many great things about it. And if youre looking for a sexy sizzler of a thriller bill diehl, abc radio network, the saints your movie. Following the release of phillip noyces 1997 caper, kilmers career faltered. Val kilmer plays suave espionage hero simon templer aka the saint and. In loving memory elisabeth leustig she was the films casting director who was.
Paramount pictures is in early negotiatons with chris pratt for the movie reboot of the saint, two decades after val kilmers thriller. Simon is a loner and a thief who uses many false identities and names of catholic saints. Val kilmer is terrific as templar managing to play the smart spy who finds his softer side. In addition to evading the authorities, simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past. Hired by a russian politician to steal the formula for cold fusion, master thief. The saint was a bigbudget, james bondstyle role setting kilmer up for a franchise. The saint vhs, 1997, paramount presentations for sale. Best movies and tv shows coming to netflix in september 2019. Val studied at hollywoods professionals school and, in his teens, entered juilliards. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The saint, 2017 espionage thriller tv movie directed by ernie barbarash and starring adam rayner in the title role.
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