Let's Talk - Movies
Episode 80: Tribute - Val Kilmer - Top Secret! (1984)
Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez pay tribute to the late iconic actor Val Kilmer in his first film role as Nick Rivers in the slapstick comedy classic, Top Secret! (1984).
Val Kilmer
Born: December 31, 1959
Died: April 1, 2025 (65)
Disclaimer: The first 15 people that listened to this episode also heard E81, which was but mistakenly attached to the file. It has since been corrected so it was an early preview for those lucky fans!
Top Secret! (1984)
Synopsis: An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Writer: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Martyn Burke
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Cast: Val Kilmer, Omar Shariff, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke, Lucy Gutteridge, Peter Cushing, Jim Carter
Recorded: 04-17-24
Studio: Just Curious Media
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Host:
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Sal Rodriguez
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