Val Kilmer's eco-themed thrillers
Was down at the local video store, having a squizz at the flicks on the shelves. Saw a title that looked like a bit of a hoot called The Steam Experiment. It's about some nutty boffin who decides to show what we're all in for as the planet cooks by locking a bunch of airheads inside a steam room. So, it's not really an experiment at all, since said scientist has some pretty fixed ideas about what kind of results will occur!
Don't know if it endorses the crazy green theory of human caused climate change, or just exploits it for its entertainment value. (I suspect the latter from this plot outline.) Whatever the case it certainly didn't make much of an impact. It was made this year and more or less went straight to DVD.
Interestingly, Kilmer has made another global warming themed thriller recently. It's called The Thaw, and the plot revolves around a killer parasite being released as a result of the unfreezing of a wooly mammoth.
This choice of roles suggests that maybe Val is a full-on ferndie, obsessively trying to send a message about our impending immolation through his art.
Hmm. Maybe, maybe not. But if he replaces the "m" in his surname with an "n", then we'll know for sure.
