While Tombstone might be the late, great Val Kilmer's best known Western movie, he starred in an even better, more underrated Western a year earlier.

If not for this essential Tombstone villain, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday would not have had the same effect on audiences.

From ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Tombstone,’ notable Val Kilmer films and where to watch them. By. ... Shane Black’s black Christmas comedy is most remembered as a kind of career revitalization for ...

From 'Top Gun' to 'Tombstone,' Notable Val Kilmer Films and Where to Watch Them Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn’t. Though ...

Tombstone had a notoriously difficult production with rumors that star Kurt Russell was really the one who directed the movie. After all these years, Val Kilmer sets the record straight.

WHERE TO WATCH: Available to rent on video on demand “Top Gun” (1986) Famously, Kilmer did not want to do “Top Gun.” He thought it was a silly, warmongering film, which he had a distaste for.

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he's almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn't. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches ...

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he's almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn't. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches ...

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn’t. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too ...

FILE - Val Kilmer, left, gets a kiss from fellow "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" cast member Robert Downey Jr. at the West Coast premiere of the film in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2005. Chris Pizzello/AP ...

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he's almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn't. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches ...

From ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Tombstone,’ notable Val Kilmer films and where to watch them. By. The ... Shane Black’s black Christmas comedy is most remembered as a kind of career revitalization ...