RIP Val Kilmer

I can't think of a role he didn't crush.

Goodbye Sir.
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I think it was a play on words from pallbearer to hucklebearer. I could be wrong though.
According to Screen Rant, it was a common phrase.
In the 1800s, when Tombstone is set, “I’m your huckleberry” was a common saying. It essentially means “I’m the one you want,” or “I’m the man for the job,” which is what Doc wants to convey to Johnny when he tells him the line twice in the movie. He was up to the task of dueling with Johnny. This is one of the few lines of dialogue in Tombstone that were taken directly from the horse’s mouth. Holliday is on record as having used this phrase, so including it in the screenplay reflected his own speech patterns.
Also, huckle bearer is a common misinterpretation.
Some audience members misinterpreted the meaning of this line. Some of them heard “huckleberry” as “huckle bearer.” Since “huckle” was a term used for the handles on caskets in the 1800s, some viewers have misunderstood the phrase to mean that Doc will be Johnny’s pallbearer after he dies. This misinterpretation was so widespread that Kilmer corrected it in his autobiography. Kilmer wrote, “I do not say, ‘I’m your huckle bearer.’ I say, ‘I’m your huckleberry,’ connotating, ‘I’m your man. You’ve met your match.’”
https://screenrant.com/tombstone-doc-holliday-im-your-huckleberry-meaning/
 
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RIP. I literally just got done watching Top Secret, then came here less than an hour later and found out he died. Such an entertaining actor in his time.
Planning on watching Top Secret again on Friday in honor of Val Kilmer. But I'll use any excuse to watch a Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker (ZAZ) film. Especially Top Secret since it was Kilmer's movie debut.
 

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