Miles Teller starred as Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw in the Top Gun sequel and initially teased all “the feels” when seeing Cruise and Kilmer reunite on screen. Teller also told Entertainment Tonight in May 2022 that Kilmer was always hanging around during filming.

Our favorite performances by Val Kilmer, who passed away Tuesday, including “Top Gun,” “Heat,” “The Doors” and “Top Secret.”

Here are some of his best and most memorable roles, and where to watch them. There’s a bit of a Sliding Doors situation in which Kilmer might have been part of that young, promising cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” had he not had commitments in the theater — but Kilmer’s first major starring role would ultimately come in Jim Abrahams,