The Doors (1991)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers (WGA):

Randall Jahnson (written by) and
Oliver Stone (written by)

Release Date:

1 March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

The Ultimate Story of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll

Plot:

The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Paris | Rock Band | 1960s | Bar

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Jim Morrison
Meg Ryan	...	Pamela Courson
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Ray Manzarek
Frank Whaley	...	Robby Krieger
Kevin Dillon	...	John Densmore
Michael Wincott	...	Paul Rothchild
Michael Madsen	...	Tom Baker
Josh Evans	...	Bill Siddons
Dennis Burkley	...	Dog
Billy Idol	...	Cat
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Patricia Kennealy
John Densmore	...	Engineer - Last Session
Gretchen Becker	...	Mom
Jerry Sturm	...	Dad
Sean Stone	...	Young Jim
Kendall Deichen	...	Little Sister
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Shaman (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
Rion Hunter	...	Indian in Desert
Wes Studi	...	Indian in Desert
Steve Reevis	...	Indian in Desert
Bernie Telsey	...	Young Man with Pam
Bruce MacVittie	...	UCLA Student
Andrew Lauer	...	UCLA Student
Harmonica Fats	...	Blues Singer on Venice Boardwalk
Kelly Hu	...	Dorothy (as Kelly Ann Hu)
John T. Forristal III	...	Bouncer
Josie Bissett	...	Robby Krieger's Girlfriend (as Josie Bisset)
Fiona	...	Fog Groupie
Robert LuPone	...	Music Manager (as Bob Lupone)
Paul A. Rothchild	...	Music Manager's Sidekick (as Paul Rothchild)
John Capodice	...	Jerry
Eric Burdon	...	Backstage Manager (as Eric Burden)
Nellie Red Owl	...	Old Crone
Victoria Seeger	...	Whiskey Girl
Debi Mazar	...	Whiskey Girl (as Debbie Mazar)
Jacqui Bell	...	Whiskey Girl
Sergio Premoli	...	Patron at The Whiskey
Mark Moses	...	Jac Holzman
Frank Military	...	Bruce Botnick
Deborah Falconer	...	John Densmore's Girlfriend (as Debbie Falconer)
Michele Bronson	...	New York Groupie
Will Jordan	...	Ed Sullivan
Sam Whipple	...	Sullivan's Producer
Charlie Spradling	...	CBS Girl Backstage
Lisa Edelstein	...	Makeup Artist
Erik Dellums	...	Hairdresser at the Sullivan Show (as Erik Dellems)
Mimi Rogers	...	Magazine Photographer
Jennifer Rubin	...	Edie
Paul Williams	...	Warhol PR
Kristina Hare	...	Partygoer
Costas Mandylor	...	Italian Count
Christina Fulton	...	Nico
Crispin Glover	...	Andy Warhol
Bernt Kuhlmann	...	Warhol Eurosnob (as Bernt Kuhlman)
Claire Stansfield	...	Warhol Eurosnob
Karina Lombard	...	Warhol Actress
Christopher Lawford	...	New York Journalist
Dani Klein	...	New York Journalist
Laura Esterman	...	New York Journalist
Deborah Lupard	...	New York Journalist
Ashley Stone	...	New York Journalist
Richard B. Rifkin	...	New York Journalist
Chris Boyle	...	New York Journalist
Adrian Scott	...	New York Journalist
Bill Graham	...	New Haven Promoter
Titus Welliver	...	Macing Cop
Eagle Eye Cherry	...	Roadie
David Allen Brooks	...	Roadie
Danny Sullivan	...	New Haven Cop
Stanley White	...	New Haven Cop
Frank Girardeau	...	Police Lieutenant
Bonnie Bramlett	...	Bartender
Rodney A. Grant	...	Patron at Barney's (as Rodney Grant)
Brad von Beltz	...	Hippie at Party (as Brad Von Beltz)
Hawthorne James	...	Chuck Vincent
Csynbidium	...	Girl in Car
Cirsten Weldon	...	Girl in Car
Patricia Kennealy	...	Wicca Priestess
Davidson Thomson	...	High Priest
Leonard Crow Dog	...	Indian at the Outdoor Concert
Carmella Runnels	...	Indian at the Outdoor Concert
Keith Reddin	...	Miami Journalist
Billy Vera	...	Miami Promoter
Allan Graf	...	Miami Cop
Jack McGee	...	Miami Cop
Alan Manson	...	Judge (as Allen Manson)
William Kunstler	...	Lawyer (as Bill Kunstler)
Peter Crombie	...	Associate Lawyer
Robert Marshall	...	Prosecutor (as Bob Marshall)
Annie McEnroe	...	Secretary
Tudor Sherrard	...	Office Publicist
Jad Mager	...	Office P.A.
Kelly Leach	...	Birthday Girl
Richard Rutowski
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Theresa Bell	...	Hippie Girl (uncredited)
Cindi Braun	...	Hippie Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Bremer	...	Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
M.C. Brennan	...	Stray Hippie (uncredited)
Kathy Brolly	...	Hippie Chick (uncredited)
Tay Brooks	...	Warhol guest (uncredited)
William Calley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don 'Tex' Clark	...	Army Soldier (uncredited)
Bret Culpepper	...	Motor Officer (uncredited)
Efrain Denson	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Tim Duquette	...	UCLA Film Student (uncredited)
John Louis Fischer	...	Trick's Friend (uncredited)
Phil Fondacaro	...	Man at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Ben Gardiner	...	Guru (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself - in Speech (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rich Hopkins	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Ethel Kennedy	...	Herself - at 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy	...	Himself - Before and After the Shooting (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Manson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kim Meredith	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Randall Oliver	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Dennis Ott	...	(uncredited)
Dian Van Patten	...	Concert Hippie (uncredited)
Lydia Peterkoch	...	(uncredited)
Shannon Ratigan	...	Soundman (uncredited)
Michael Reardon	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Jennifer Robertson	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Heidi Schooler	...	New Haven Reporter (uncredited)
Ron Severdia	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Oliver Stone	...	UCLA Film Professor (uncredited)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Okie Girl (uncredited)
Mariana Tosca	...	Groupie (uncredited)
John Trujillo	...	Hippie (uncredited)
George Wallace	...	Himself - Being Shot by Arthur Bremer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Oliver Stone

Writing credits (WGA)
Randall Jahnson		(written by) (as J. Randal Johnson) and
Oliver Stone		(written by)

Produced by
Nicholas Clainos	....	executive producer
Bill Graham	....	producer
Brian Grazer	....	executive producer
Sasha Harari	....	producer
A. Kitman Ho	....	producer
Mario Kassar	....	executive producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	associate producer (as Joseph Reidy)
Clayton Townsend	....	associate producer
Ron Howard	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Catherine Meyers	....	bay producer: EPK (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Brenner
Joe Hutshing

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia		(as Risa Bramon)
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by
Barbara Ling

Art Direction by
Larry Fulton

Set Decoration by
Cricket Rowland

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley	....	key makeup artist
E. Thomas Case	....	makeup artist (as Tom Case)
Lynda Gurasich	....	key hair stylist
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist
John Norin	....	makeup artist
Ken Diaz	....	makeup artist: Crispin Glover (uncredited)

Production Management
Bill Brown	....	post-production supervisor
Helen Pollak	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gwyneth Horder-Payton	....	second second assistant director: San Francisco
Deborah Lupard	....	second second assistant director
Andrew Miller	....	dga trainee
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Annie Spiegelman	....	second second assistant director: San Francisco
Nathalie Vadim	....	second assistant director
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Frank Anderson	....	set dresser
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator: San Francisco
Steve Arnold	....	set designer
Cecilia Carter	....	art department assistant
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	on-set dresser
William D. Derham	....	swing gang (as William Derham)
Scott Doran	....	swing gang (as R. Scott Doran)
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B. Gallaher)
William Gideon	....	propmaker gang boss
Billie Greenbaum	....	set dresser
Ross Harpold	....	swing gang
Joann Hicks	....	assistant property master
Nicholas Irwin	....	art department researcher
Thom Magana	....	swing gang
Dora Medrano	....	art department coordinator
Anne Merrem	....	art department researcher
Carey Meyer	....	art department assistant
Charles Nixon III	....	lead man (as Charles Nixon)
Louis A. Perez	....	property maker (as Louis Perez)
Pilar Reynaldo	....	art department assistant
Cheryl Smith	....	graphic researcher
Chris Snyder	....	construction foreman
Penny Stames	....	set dresser
Lisette Thomas	....	set designer
Frank Viviano	....	construction coordinator (as Frank Vivano)
Thomas Wick	....	labor foreman
Timothy S. Wiles	....	props (as Tim Wiles)
Mychael Bates	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Robbie Clot	....	construction (uncredited)
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser: San Francisco (uncredited)
Christopher Gilman	....	props (uncredited)
Michael Hansen	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Dale Haugo	....	local lead scenic artist (uncredited)
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	conceptual designer (uncredited)
Everett D. Wilson	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	dialogue editor
Lon Bender	....	sound editor
Guy Carbonneau	....	live recording audio engineer
Tim Chau	....	foley editor
Kay Colvin	....	cable person
Victor Ray Ennis	....	assistant sound editor (as Victor Ennis)
Connie Fernstrom	....	live sound monitor mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound editor
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Scott Hecker	....	additional sound
Constance A. Kazmer	....	adr editor
Keith Klantwitter	....	live playback operator (as Keith R. Klawitter)
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Lanza	....	additional sound
Tod A. Maitland	....	production sound mixer
Steve Mann	....	foley editor
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Minkler	....	supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
T.J. O'Mara	....	boom operator (as Terence J. O'Mara)
Greg Orloff	....	foley mixer
Kelly Oxford	....	assistant sound editor
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound editor (as Jay Richardson)
Dan M. Rich	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
David M. Roberts	....	assistant live recordist (as David Roberts)
Wylie Stateman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Andy Warwick	....	assistant live recordist (as Andrew Warwick)
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	dubbing editor
Florrie Laurence	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
David Young	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eugene Cornelius	....	special effects
Gary D'Amico	....	assistant special effects
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (as Greg Jensen)
Gary L. King	....	special effects (as Gary King)
Ken Speed	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Alia Agha	....	production assistant: ILM (as Alia Almedia Agha)
Jon Alexander	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Tom Bertino	....	rotoscope supervisor: ILM (as Tom Vertino)
Charlie Canfield	....	effects camera operator: ILM
Doug Chiang	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Terry Chostner	....	plate camera operator: ILM
Charlie Clavadetscher	....	effects camera operator: ILM (as Charles Clavadetscher)
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor: ILM (as Tim Eaton)
Ron Fode	....	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
Michael Gleason	....	effects editor: ILM (as Mike Gleason)
James Hagedorn	....	optical camera operator: ILM (as Jim Hagedorn)
Rebecca Heskes	....	rotoscope artist: ILM (as Rebecca Petrulli-Heskes)
Peg Hunter	....	optical line-up: ILM
Keith Johnson	....	optical camera operator: ILM
David Karpman	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Dave Karpman)
James Lim	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Patrick McArdle	....	plate camera assistant: ILM
Roni McKinley	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Carl Miller	....	plate camera second assistant: ILM
Mark S. Miller	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Jack Mongovan	....	rotoscope artist: ILM
Patrick T. Myers	....	effects camera operator: ILM
Lori J. Nelson	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Lori Nelson)
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Thomas Rosseter	....	optical lineup
Mark Sullivan	....	matte artist: ILM
Phillip Thomas	....	time lapse photography
Yusei Uesugi	....	matte artist: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical photography supervisor: ILM
Bruce Walters	....	effects camera supervisor: ILM

Stunts
John Borland	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (as Bobby Andrew Burns)
Hal Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as William Burton)
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Randy Hall	....	stunts
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diana Cuevas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Shawn Lane	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Larson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Meredith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Torres	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor J. Anderberry	....	video playback operator (as Vic Anderberry)
Faires Anderson	....	second assistant camera
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sydney Baldwin)
David Bodin	....	rigging best boy grip
Donald Carlson	....	first assistant camera
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Elizabeth Carr	....	camera production assistant
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Carolyn Chen	....	additional first assistant camera
Stuart E. Cropley	....	electrician (as Stuart Cropley)
David Dubois	....	best boy electric
Rick Favazzo	....	crane operator: Louma crane
Scott Gillis	....	rigging grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jeff Greeley)
Khan Griffith	....	electrician
Todd Griffith	....	grip
Michael R. Gurasich	....	camera production assistant (as Michael Gurasich)
Mark Hadland	....	electrician
David Hennings	....	crane operator
Simon Jayes	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Dean M. King	....	grip (as Dean King)
Jeff Kluttz	....	rigging key grip (as Jeff Klutz)
Kim Kono	....	electrician
Hugh McCallum	....	best boy grip (as Hugh Mccallum)
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator
J. Michael Muro	....	Steadicam operator (as Jim Muro)
Dayton Nietert	....	rigging gaffer
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	camera operator (as Philip Pfeiffer)
Toby Phillips	....	director of photography: second unit
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Bill Shea	....	grip
Newton Thomas Sigel	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Sigel)
Jeff Smith	....	dolly grip
Victor Svimonoff	....	rigging electrician (as Vic Svimonoff)
Dan Turek	....	camera loader
Steve Venetis	....	rigging best boy
Michael Meier	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Anastas N. Michos	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Roland Neveu	....	special photographer (uncredited)
Robert Zuckerman	....	special photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Juel Bestrop	....	casting associate
Jessica Z. Diamond	....	extras casting assistant (as Jessica Diamond)
Bess Gilbert	....	extras casting assistant (as Bess Gilbert-White)
Nina Henninger	....	extras casting
Nina Henninger	....	local casting
Amy McEachern	....	extras casting assistant (as Amy McEacheren)
Richard Rutowski	....	extras casting assistant
Lesa Shapiro	....	extras casting assistant
Suzanne Smith	....	casting associate
Mary Vernieu	....	casting assistant
Nancy Hayes	....	extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)
Lesa Lotito	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Cash Oshman	....	crowd casting (uncredited)
Eileen Turner	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth Barber	....	key costumer
Alison Gail Bixby	....	key costumer (as Alison Bixby)
Bruce R. Hogard	....	costume supervisor
Beth Koenigsberg	....	costume coordinator
Bridget Ostersehlte	....	key costumer
John Melvin Young	....	key costumer (as John Young)
Timothy Alberts	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Wingate Jones	....	costumer (uncredited)
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
F. Paul Benz	....	second assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Dale Caldwell	....	color timer
Audrey Evans	....	apprentice editor
Josh Levine	....	post-production intern
Julie Monroe	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Pietro Scalia	....	additional editor
Karen Schwartz	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Jonathan Bogner	....	music clearance assistant
Bruce Botnick	....	music pre-mix engineer
Bruce Botnick	....	music pre-recording engineer
Budd Carr	....	executive music producer
Christine Cholvin	....	assistant music editor (as Chris Cholvin)
Tim Claman	....	digital music sequence supervisor
Bruce Gary	....	music coach
Ted Hall	....	music pre-recording assistant engineer
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Devon Miller	....	assistant music editor
Elliott Randall	....	music coach
M. Scott Reader	....	music production assistant
Seth Riggs	....	vocal consultant: Val Kilmer
Dan Rothchild	....	music pre-recording assistant engineer
Paul A. Rothchild	....	music producer
Paul A. Rothchild	....	vocal consultant: Val Kilmer (as Paul Rothchild)
Alan Schwartzberg	....	music coach

Transportation Department
Randy Cantor	....	transportation co-captain
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation captain
Ann Schott	....	transportation office manager
Joseph Sullivan	....	driver
Anthony Muto Jr.	....	picture vehicles (uncredited)

Other crew
Paula Abdul	....	choreographer: Val Kilmer
Ron Allan	....	technical advisor
Adrienne Armor	....	production secretary
Beverly Burton	....	craft service
Dermot Conley	....	assistant: Mr. Kilmer
Christopher Connors	....	set production assistant (as Christopher M. Connors)
Matthew Coppola	....	production assistant: Ixtlan
Jeannie Cromie	....	technical advisor
Robert Dawson	....	consultant: optical title design
John Densmore	....	source material: book "Riders on the Storm"
John Densmore	....	technical advisor
Bruce Devan	....	location manager: San Francisco
William Doyle	....	assistant location manager (as Bill Doyle)
Terry Dunn	....	assistant auditor
Gorm Erickson	....	technical advisor (as Gorman Erickson)
Kathie Foley	....	clearance coordinator
Steven Metz Freiman	....	office production assistant
Bradley Friedman	....	technical advisor
Fred Gabrielli	....	caterer: Gala Catering
Maxine Garcia	....	assistant production coordinator: San Francisco
Victor Garcia	....	office production assistant
Diane Gardiner	....	technical advisor
Barry Gremillion	....	location manager
Lana Griffin	....	assistant: Mr. Harari
Lana Griffin	....	researcher
Kristina Hare	....	assistant: Mr. Stone
Thomas Hayslip	....	office production assistant
Judy Huddleston	....	technical advisor
Emerson Jackson	....	technical advisor
Dennis Jakob	....	technical advisor
Marty Kassab-Chaney	....	set production assistant (as Marty Kassab)
Mario Kassar	....	presenter
Lisa D. Kaufman	....	assistant auditor
Patricia Kennealy	....	technical advisor
Dr. Bobby Klein	....	technical advisor
Richard Klotz	....	location manager
Robby Krieger	....	guitar coach: Frank Whaley
Robby Krieger	....	technical advisor
Bill Landrum	....	choreographer
Jacqui Landrum	....	choreographer
Robert Laws	....	caterer: Gala Catering (as Bob Laws)
Susan Malerstein	....	script supervisor
Arthur Manson	....	producer's representative
Lucy Mardonovich	....	assistant auditor (as Lucy Mardonovich-Fernandez)
Kris Fullan Martinez	....	assistant production coordinator (as Kris Fullan)
Conte Matal	....	set production assistant
Ellen Pasternack	....	unit publicist
Martha Pilcher	....	location production assistant
Greg Richards	....	production assistant
Alain Ronay	....	technical advisor
Jeff Sharp	....	production assistant: Ixtlan
Sara Spring	....	production coordinator
Christina Stauffer	....	set production assistant (as Tina Stauffer)
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	production auditor
Elizabeth Stone	....	spiritual advisor: Naijo No Ko
Danny Sugerman	....	technical advisor
Kayla Thames	....	location production assistant
Art Tizon	....	assistant: Mr. Ho
Vince Traenor	....	technical advisor
Michael Viglietta	....	set production assistant (as Mike Viglietta)
Stanley White	....	technical advisor
Shelley Wiseman	....	assistant: Mr. Carr
Lennie Appelquist	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Barnes	....	legal attorney (uncredited)
Ursula Brauner	....	head animal trainer (uncredited)
Pamela Clay	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Rick Dallago	....	location scout (uncredited)
Elise Ganz	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	special properties (uncredited)
Christopher Landry	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mitchell Nyberg	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz	....	dancer (uncredited)
Todd Rathner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator (uncredited)
Laura Sherman	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Gene Starzenski	....	medic (uncredited)

Thanks
The Doors	....	special thanks
Rocco Viglietta	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Bill Graham Films
• Carolco International N.V.
• Carolco Pictures
• Imagine Entertainment
• Ixtlan Corporation

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1991) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Live Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Live Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Pioneer Entertainment (1997) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Unirecord Internacional (Spain)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• A-1 Audio  monitor system
• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Andrea Jaffe  publicity
• Audience Associates  big crowds
• Banker's Trust New York Corporation  financial services
• Bill Dance Casting  extras casting
• Budd Carr Company  music supervision
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Cherokee Recording Studios  music pre-recording
• Cherokee Studios  music recorded at
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Columbia Studios  sound re-recording
• Complete Film Company  completion guaranty provided by
• Complete Film Corporation  completion bond
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  publicity
• Digital Magnetics  music pre-recording
• Editdroid  electronic editing
• Gala Catering  catering
• Greg Garrison Production  courtesy of: "The Dean Martin Show"
• Inter Video  24 frame video playback
• Le Mobile  live music recording
• M/S Billings Publicity Ltd.  publicity
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Nancy Hayes Casting  extras casting: San Francisco
• Pacific Title  additional opticals
• Paskal Lighting  grip and electrical equipment
• Postpro  digital music editing system
• Pride in Peril  group cast members: Miami Warmup Band
• Skywalker Sound South  sound re-recording
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars

MPAA:

Rated R for heavy drug content, and for strong sexuality and language.

Runtime:

140 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm and 70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (analog 35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:MA (DVD re-rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A (video rating) | Canada:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bill Graham Films

Trivia:

After the scene when Jim is being photographed, he stands in place and looks at the camera as a newspapers and magazines fly by showing The Doors' rise to fame, but also, a sculpture of a Greek figure appears over Jim's. This is a sculpture of Alexander The Great. Jim Morrison compared himself to Alexander the Great several times in his life. Director Oliver Stone would go on to direct Alexander (2004) about Alexander the Great, starring Kilmer as Alexander's father.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the Miami concert Jim Morrison is seen first with a boom stand for his microphone then they cut to an audience shot. When the camera goes back to Morrison there is no microphone stand. Another audience shot and then when the camera returns, there is the microphone stand again.

Quotes:

Jim Morrison: I believe in a long prolonged derangement of the senses to attain the unknown... Although I live in the subconscious, our pale reason hides the infinite from us.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára (2004)

Soundtrack:

When the Music's Over

The Lizard King

We all know how legendary The Doors were and still are, and sooner or later someone was going to make a film about them. Might as well be Oliver Stone. Given the subject matter, Stone was able to go off the deep end with his imagery here to the point of making one have an epileptic seizure OR think they just dropped some acid. Either way, it's great to watch in my book.

The film is flawed in that it's not titled correctly. It's not about The Doors, it's about Jim Morrison and basically just the wild and crazy side of him. That's ok I guess, Morrison was The Doors. Many have criticized Stone for not depicting Jim in the proper light, but given how many people knew him it had to be an almost impossible task to please everyone as everyone knew him differently. I think we all can attest to this through the friendships we have with our friends. Some know us as one way, and some know us as another. I respect Stone for trying and feel sorry for him about the flak people have given him as I know he is a very talented director. I think his intentions were spawned out of true admiration and that he made this film for himself and to pay tribute, and not to win any awards. More of this can be found on the Special Edition DVD from Stone himself.

Even if one does not enjoy the trippy qualities of the film such as I do, or any part for that matter, one could not avoid admitting how well Val Kilmer portrays Morrison. It's simply amazing and is one of the best performances that I can bring to mind, and is the best example of how to literally become someone else, bar none. He doesn't act like he's Jim Morrison, he becomes Jim Morrison. He is Jim Morrison. This is no doubt helped by the uncanny facial similarities the two have. Not only that, most of the singing that's in the film was done by Kilmer himself and even a few of the original band members admitted that they honestly could not tell the difference between their two voices. Even if you hate Val Kilmer, this performance jumps in your face and screams for respect while trying to strangle you.

As mentioned earlier, some do not like the film for several reasons. One is that it makes Jim look like a monster and that it only glorifies his wild and uninhibited behavior. Two is that it's basically just one big acid trip into bits of history about the band. For one, Oliver Stone said it best....when you have to condense a person's life, a legend at that, into two measly hours you must take the highlights. Everyone lives longer than two hours, even Jim. We all know Jim was crazy, and with so many of the insane stories Stone heard while trying to piece together the script for this, a lot of what he heard was simply what you see. The wild and crazy side. As a result, what we're left with is not an accurate depiction of The Doors or of Jim Morrison. It is entertaining, yes, but it is not accurate. I think it could have been done perfectly, but it would have been excruciatingly difficult...and still not everyone would like it. And as far as the trippiness of the film, well that's Oliver Stone for you. We saw the same thing in Natural Born Killers a few years later. I personally like the style of it and felt that it was in place here but that's just my opinion. The '60's, drugs, and rock and roll equals trippy.

Overall a decent attempt at one of the most difficult subjects to cover, legends. And even though it's not entirely accurate and even though Morrison is one of my idols and he deserved a little better, I do enjoy the film greatly. The film should have been named Pandora's Box.