The Doors

1991
R21
2h 20m

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7.2/10

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The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death i... Read allThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.

Director
- Oliver Stone
Writers
- Randall Jahnson
- Oliver Stone
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

101K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,757

489

Director
- Oliver Stone
Writers
- Randall Jahnson
- Oliver Stone
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

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Trivia
Robby Krieger, the guitarist in The Doors, insisted that the scene showing the band rehearsing "Light My Fire" makes this clear that he, not Jim Morrison, composed the song.

Goofs
When Jim Morrison is on a window ledge in 1971, a billboard advertising Another 48 Hrs. (1990) is visible.

Quotes
Jim Morrison: Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

Alternate versions
A special edition of the movie was released in 1997 on laserdisc with additional scenes that were cut from the movie:
A scene taking place circa 1965 with Jim Morrison (Kilmer) jamming onstage with Ray's band, adding obscene lyrics to the Van Morrison song "Gloria."
2 additional scenes of a bearded Jim reciting poetry in the recording studio.
Additional footage of Jim singing "The Unknown Soldier" at the New Haven concert.
A scene of Jim getting roughed up and harrassed in jail by police officers after being arrested at the New Haven concert.
Jim in his hotel room with 2 young women and Pam (Meg Ryan) yelling at him from outside.
Additional footage in the scene where Jim is on an airplane en route to Miami.
Additional scene at the end with Jim and Ray (Kyle Machlachlan) walking around Venice and talking before he departs for Paris.
Jim and Pam talking in the airplane en route to Paris.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Scenes from a Mall/Nothing But Trouble/He Said, She Said/King Ralph/The Field (1991)

Soundtracks
The Movie
Written by Jim Morrison
Performed by Jim Morrison

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9/10

Great visual film that concentrates on one aspect of a brilliant but troubled rock legend.

Jim Morrison wrote many of the Doors songs and was a complete drunk by the time he died in 1971. This film depicts Morrison in a very one sided view. Yes he was an alcoholic with a disregard for authority, yes he was on self destruct mode and burnt out quickly reaffirming the James Dean "Live fast Die young" motif. But what is missing from Stone's depiction of him was his great intellect,his absurd humour and his natural talent as a composer and vocalist. However it is a wonderfully visual film that takes the viewers on a hallucinogenic ride through drug hazed Los Angeles in the late 60's. It was the first of many films that Stone created in the 90's using an almost dream like quality to evoke the feeling of the turbulent times.

Although this picture is not a 100% accurate account of who or what Jim Morrison was it is still very engaging and enjoyable. A good place for someone who is new to the Doors to start.