03-22-2005, 05:28 PM
The last thing an actor needs when he's trying to get some alone time at a urinal is a fan quoting him movie lines with homoerotic subtext. But that's the situation Val Kilmer apparently found himself in earlier this week at a London restaurant.
The London Mirror claims the actor, last seen chomping scenery in "Alexander," was dining at the Ivy Monday night with Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Spacey when he headed off to use the facilities. It was there that he was cornered by a stranger, who decided to pay homage to the 1986 fighter pilot flick "Top Gun" by playing Tom Cruise's rebellious Maverick to Val's steely Iceman.
"The guy quoted 'Top Gun' and said to him, 'You can be my wingman anytime,'" a mole tells the paper. "He was expecting Val to get arsey. But Val said, 'No man, you can be mine.'"
Sniff. If only poor Goose had lived long enough to hear this touching exchange.
The most surprising part of this alleged incident isn't that the temperamental Kilmer has a sense of humor about his oeuvre, but that he agreed to help the jokester bust his buddy's chops.
"They had a good laugh, and then the guy asked Val if he could greet him at the bar like he's an old friend, to wind his pal up," says the insider. "Val agreed. Minutes later, Val came to the bar and said, 'Dave, so good to see you. How you doing?' The guy's pal was stunned."
The London Mirror claims the actor, last seen chomping scenery in "Alexander," was dining at the Ivy Monday night with Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Spacey when he headed off to use the facilities. It was there that he was cornered by a stranger, who decided to pay homage to the 1986 fighter pilot flick "Top Gun" by playing Tom Cruise's rebellious Maverick to Val's steely Iceman.
"The guy quoted 'Top Gun' and said to him, 'You can be my wingman anytime,'" a mole tells the paper. "He was expecting Val to get arsey. But Val said, 'No man, you can be mine.'"
Sniff. If only poor Goose had lived long enough to hear this touching exchange.
The most surprising part of this alleged incident isn't that the temperamental Kilmer has a sense of humor about his oeuvre, but that he agreed to help the jokester bust his buddy's chops.
"They had a good laugh, and then the guy asked Val if he could greet him at the bar like he's an old friend, to wind his pal up," says the insider. "Val agreed. Minutes later, Val came to the bar and said, 'Dave, so good to see you. How you doing?' The guy's pal was stunned."
