The “SNL” episode in question would have featured an iconic cameo from Tom Cruise that the audience wasn’t expecting.

Kilmer reprised his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky from 1986’s “Top Gun” for “Top Gun: Maverick.” “I was crying ... funny stories with [producer] Jerry [Bruckheimer] about making ...

Tom Cruise called for a moment of silence at ... It's just very special," Cruise said of Kilmer's performance. Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer on the sequel, said in 2022 that Cruise was determined ...

“I was crying, I was crying ... Cruise campaigned to make sure that was. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told People: “Tom said he wasn’t going to make the movie without him.” ...

in February 2023, Tom Cruise opened up about reuniting with ... something that made the Jerry Maguire lead emotional. In discussing his reunion with Kilmer — who died from pneumonia on Tuesday ...

Reporter Donna Brothers, who has the distinction of being the only member of the announce team to work all 25 Kentucky Derby ...

It was a scene that brought tears to Tom Cruise's eyes ... pretty emotional," Cruise reflected on Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I was crying. I was crying." Cruise first met Val Kilmer in 1986 on the ...

Kilmer made an appearance in 2021’s Top Gun: Maverick alongside Cruise, who insisted he return for a cameo at the time amid his cancer battle Val Kilmer (L) and Tom Cruise (R) in Top Gun ...

Before the internet — and even before the days when you could dial up a hotline and hear a stranger describe their dream date ...