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The Doors (1991) -- The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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7.0/10   27,615 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Randall Jahnson (written by) and
Oliver Stone (written by)
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Release Date:
1 March 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Ultimate Story of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll more
Plot:
The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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 (From WENN. 17 December 2007)

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Hmmmm....bad, yet good. more (177 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ha-Dlatot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Les Doors (France) [fr]
O Mito de Uma Geração (Portugal) [pt]
The Doors (Greece) [el]
The Doors (Finland) [fi]
The Doors (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
The Doors (Spain) [es]
The Doors (Slovenia) [sl]
The Doors: la leyenda (Spain) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated R for heavy drug content, and for strong sexuality and language.
Runtime:
140 min
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm and 70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (analog 35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
The film kicked around for nearly twenty years before it made it into production. Amongst other actors considered for the role at various times were Tom Cruise, Jason Patric, and John Travolta. During the time Travolta was being considered he met the band (who were initially quite involved with the possible production), and they discussed reforming the band and going on tour with Travolta on vocals. In the end the band chose not to do this because they felt John Travolta was too nice to fill Morrison's shoes. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the Magazine photo shoot, Jim begins to wander around the studio with the photographer following him, still taking pictures. As she is taking pictures, a flash continues to go off, yet there is no flash on the camera - they are still on the stands on the set. more
Quotes:
Pamela: You actually put your dick in this woman?
Jim Morrison: Well... sometimes, yeah.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Roadhouse Blues more

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32 out of 58 people found the following review useful.
Hmmmm....bad, yet good., 16 October 2001
Author: travschwab from Murrysville PA

First off, The Doors are my favorite band. EVER. No one can match up to their revolutionary style, their originality, or the music. They are truly THE GREATEST AMERICAN BAND. And one of the most influential bands. EVER. Also one of the most controversial bands. Those are just some of the reasons why The Doors are my fav.

Anyway...the Oliver Stone film is good, but not a spectacular piece of work. I did enjoy watching it and would also recommend it. If you never listened to The Doors or aren't really into them then I think this flick will get you interested in the band and their music. But for the most part the movie seems to focus too much on Morrison and in some parts when it does, it seems fake. For example, when Jim is talking or arguing with his girl he is always taking a line from one of his songs and/or from his poems. If you listened to the music before then you would know what I mean. It seems Stone didn't know what to write so he just borrowed some lines from a song/poem and put them in the script. And the preformance by Kilmer is very good, but not great. It seems as if he's trying too hard to become him and when he does he seems to go overboard. But as a movie this is good. As a biography about Jim Morrison this is mediocre. Even the fellow members of The Doors say Morrison isn't portrayed 100%, saying that the movie just portrayed the bad, drunk, disgusting Morrison and never really showed the good humored, shy, sensitive Morrison.

Well, at least there's still the music.

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