Oh, good Lord! This is going to be a guaranteed LOSER!!
Batman Forever will do that to a person.
Is there a scene where these old pilots land on the wrong runway like Harrison Ford?
F-35 is a single seat plane so it make more sense to use the F/A-18 from an artistic perspective.
Memo to Anthony D’Alessandro: “That’s Mr. Ice Man to you”.
I thought I’d read somewhere that Val Kilmer put on a shit ton of weight over the last few years. Wondering if we’ll see a fat Iceman or a thin Iceman .......
Shouldn’t the role be recast with a black transexual? For diversity?
Most likely it will have an ending like the Brothers in SecondHand Lions...
Opps, didn’t make it thru the barn.
Actually, I’m glad Val is healthy enough to sign up for this part. I’d seen pictures of him over the last few years and he was obviously very, very sick. His incredible portrayal of Doc Holiday in “Tombstone” will always entitle him a warm spot in my heart. “I’m your huckleberry”
Kilmer peaked in Tombstone about 25 years ago.
I wonder if they will resurrect Goose?
Kilmer was terrific as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. I still think he should have at least been nominated for an Academy Award for that portrayal. Compare that to some of his other roles, and I think it gives a good example of how important good writing and directing are in film.
I saw one of his later movies a few months ago (can’t remember the name), but he he had gained a lot of weight and did not look particularly well.
This is the movie that the democrats used to flatter McCain to bend him to their will.
They called him “Maverick” and he thought he was Tom Cruise from Top Gun.
Then they used it to say that as a ‘maverick’ he could ‘reach across the aisle’ and vote with dems.
They would tell him he’s not the type to be swayed by flattery and he was flattered and swayed.
He never realized they ONLY praised him when he voted like a democrat.
He is pretty stupid. He only got as far as he did as a tool, and because daddy was an admiral.
“We are going to need a bigger jet?”
What is he coming back as, a North Korean prisoner?
The other version of the aircraft is a T38 trainer.
Good thing I was a platoon leader...my soldiers routinely aced their aircraft recognition tests, I struggled to pass. I never fired a Chaparral missile...too expensive, but I was able to fire the Vulcan at Fort Bliss.
Easiest a/c to identify back then was the F4, with its distinctive wing tips. The F5 was the next easiest to identify.
My handle is derived from my battalion's motto, Night Hides Not (6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery), in recognition of its formation as a searchlight battalion in WWI. Our mission during the Cold War was the short range air defense of Spangdahlem (A Battery), Bitburg (B Battery), and Hahn (C Battery).
Each battery was a composite of two platoons each of Towed Vulcan and Chaparral weapons systems. My first two years were at Hahn, where I had the privilege of being a platoon leader for both Chaparral platoons, and one of the Vulcan platoons.
My last two years were spent at Bn HQ at Spangdahlem, primarily in the S-4 section. Looking back at it, my first 4-5 years out of college were the most substantive, nothing I did since then pales in comparison. Not complaining about the rest of my work history, but the responsibility heaped on me at such a young age could only be understood by those who served in the military.
For example, my last year and a half, and still First LT, I was the Supply Officer (S-4) for the battalion. I was "the man" when it came to logistics for a 600+ man battalion...fortunately, I had a great team which included a warrant officer and several NCOs. My Battalion Commander's primary edict was "keep me out of jail." lol
The experiences I enjoyed (or endured...lol) form the basis of many stories that I can freely admit remain interesting only to myself. lol
