The Doors (1991)

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Genre

drama film, musical film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,620 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the rise and fall of Jim Morrison as the lead singer of the rock band the Doors. It shows his drug use, his relationships, and his obsession with death against the backdrop of the 1960s counterculture.

chaoticintensepsychedelicmelancholicrebelliousself-destructivevisceralperiod

What happens

The Doors is a 1991 American biographical musical film directed by Oliver Stone, who also co-wrote the film with J. Randall Jahnson. The film is based on the history of American rock band the Doors and their influence on music and counterculture. The film stars Val Kilmer as singer Jim Morrison, Meg Ryan as Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson, Kyle MacLachlan as keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Frank Whaley as lead guitarist Robby Krieger, Kevin Dillon as drummer John Densmore, Billy Idol as Cat, and Kathleen Quinlan as journalist Patricia Kennealy. The film portrays Morrison as a larger-than-life icon of 1960s rock and roll and counterculture, including portrayals of Morrison's recreational drug use, free love, hippie lifestyle, alcoholism, interest in hallucinogenic drugs as entheogens, and his growing obsession with death, presented as threads which weave in and out of the film. Produced by Bill Graham Films, Carolco Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Ixtlan, and Le Studio Canal+, and released by Tri-Star Pictures on March 1, 1991, The Doors grossed $34.4 million in the United States and Canada on a $32 million production budget. The film received mixed reviews from critics; while Kilmer's performance, the supporting cast, the cinematography, the production design and Stone's directing were praised, criticism was centered on its historical inaccuracy and depiction of Morrison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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