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I'm your huckleberry, Val Kilmer

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I'm your huckleberry

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Val Kilmer

"Legendary actor Val Kilmer shares the stories behind his most beloved roles, reminisces about his star-studded career and love life, and reveals the truth behind his recent health struggles in a remarkably candid autobiography. Val Kilmer has played so many iconic roles over his nearly four-decade film career. A table-dancing Cold War agent in Top Secret! A trouble-making science prodigy in Real Genius. A brash fighter pilot in Top Gun. A swashbuckling knight in Willow. A lovelorn bank robber in Heat. A charming master of disguise in The Saint. A wise-cracking gumshoe in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Of course, Batman, Jim Morrison, and the sharp-shooting Doc Holliday. But who is the real Val Kilmer? In this memoir-published ahead of next summer's highly anticipated sequel Top Gun: Maverick, in which Kilmer returns to the big screen as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky--the actor steps out of character and reveals his true self. Kilmer reflects on his acclaimed career, recounts his high-profile romances, chronicles his spiritual journey and reveals details of his recent throat cancer diagnosis and recovery-about which he has disclosed little until now. While containing plenty of tantalizing celebrity anecdotes, I'm Your Huckleberry-taken from the famous line Kilmer delivers as Holliday in Tombstone-is ultimately a deeply moving reflection on mortality and the mysteries of life"--, Provided by publisher

The pinball machine -- Happy trails to you, Roy Rogers and Charles Manson -- Grandpa Kilmer's grave in truth or consequences -- Father's flying dream, facing the chief -- Spooked by love -- The deepest wound -- THE Juilliard school -- Tadashi Suzuki and the elusive nature of fate -- Cher likes my Harley -- Top Secret! -- Real Genius -- Father & son -- New Mexico is called the "Land of enchantment" or, as I'm proud to have coined, the "Land of entrapment" -- I did Top Gun, son -- You're so Twain (Carly) -- Let's go upstairs -- Willow -- The Doors -- Shattered -- Brando -- Confusions & contradictions -- Thunderheart -- Colic convulsion then holy miracle -- Doc holidays -- True Romance -- Eugene D. Kilmer -- The Kudu -- Batman, but forever? -- Take the Heat -- Birth & death -- The island is Dr. Moreau -- Crocodiles & ecstasy -- The sinner is the saint -- More, more, more -- Never the Twain shall meet -- Soft opening -- Declarations of independence -- Gay as a pink hairnet -- Siren on a snowboard -- Hiding from God -- Kiss kiss kiss goes the indie, bang bang bang goes the downey -- Land -- Glory & gore -- Denial vs. denial -- The iceman cometh again -- HelMel

I am your huckleberry