The Doors overview

The Doors

Synopsis:

Val Kilmer delivers what was considered one of 1991's best performances as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's hallucinatory bio-pic of the seminal 1960s rock group The Doors. Stone cuts a jagged swath through Morrison's life, starting with a childhood memory where Morrison sees an elderly Indian dying by the roadside. It picks up with Morrison's arrival in California and his assimilation into the Venice Beach culture, followed by his film school days at UCLA; his introduction to his girlfriend Pamela Courson (Meg Ryan); his first encounters with Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan); and the origin of The Doors -- made up of Manzarek, Robby Kreiger (Frank Whaley), and John Densmore (Kevin Dillon).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Oliver Stone
  • Studio: Bill Graham Films, Imagine Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, Carolco Pictures
  • Year: 1991
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for heavy drug content, and for strong sexuality and language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1991 03 01 (USA)

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