Friday, April 4, 2025

"Spend This Night With Me" by Val Kilmer from Top Secret! (1982)

Like many people, the movie Top Secret! (1982) was where I first saw Val Kilmer. Top Secret! (1982) bombed at the box office upon its release, but I rather suspect that there are many people my age who remember it well. It was directed by Jim Abrahams, Davud Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, the creators of Airplane! (1980). It is partially a parody of Elvis Presley movies, with Val Kilmer playing rock 'n' roll star Nick Rivers, who funds himself involved in intrigue behind the Iron Curtain. Of course, this means that Top Secret! also parodies Col War Era spy movies, World War II spy thrillers, and yet other films.

Anyway, playing a rock 'n' roll singer, Val Kilmer was actually called upon to sing in the movie. Here is one of those scenes in which he does sing, performing the song "Spend This Night With Me." It was an original song written for the movie by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Mike Moran.

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