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Tom Cruisenearly took aSaturday Night Livesketch featuring hisTop GuncostarVal Kilmerfrom memorable to iconic with a surprise cameo appearance.
That sketch’s co-writer,Michael Schur, now explains why he didn’t.
Your ego’s writing checks your body can’t cash and that makes you dangerous!"
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun’.Credit:Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
I was like, ‘Yes of course, we should.’
And she was like, ‘What should he do?'"
I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be incredible.'"
Val Kilmer as Lt. Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky in ‘Top Gun’.CBS via Getty
Schur said he watched Cruise head toward the stage, but it was too late.
“The sketch ended and the applause was cued and Val got whisked away to run to change.
We missed it by like eight seconds.
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With or without a Cruise cameo,Kilmer’s turn hostingSaturday Night Liveis still remembered fondly.
The legendary actordied of pneumonia on April 2at the age of 65.
“Thank you, Val,” he concluded.
“I wish you well on your next journey.”
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Val Kilmer and Molly Shannon on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2000.NBC
