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The Doors

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Original title

The Doors

Year

1991

Running time

135 min.

Country

United States

Director

Oliver Stone

Screenwriter

Randal Jahnson, Oliver Stone. Biopic about: Jim Morrison, The Doors

Cast

Music

Olivia Barash. Songs: The Doors

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Producer

Carolco Pictures, Canal+, Ixtlan Corporation, Imagine Entertainment. Distributor: TriStar Pictures

Genre

Drama | Biography. Music. Drugs. 1960s. 1970s

Synopsis

Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with the death of the "Lizard King" in a Paris hotel room in 1971. In the early days of the group's formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he's just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But soon the Doors' fame begins to spread--with Morrison as the focus of attention. Capable of an eerily correct vocal imitation of Morrison, Kilmer makes manifest the talent and charisma, as well as the confusion and despair, of the complex man who was the focal point of the group. As Morrisson's drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially, the rest of the band--Ray Manzarek (Kyle McLachalan), John Densmore (Kevin Dillon), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley)--begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression, bringing the music to an untimely close.

Awards: 1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Val Kilmer)

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