The Doors (1991)

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:

Jim Morrison | The Doors | Singer | 1960s | Drug Use

Awards:

3 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
Bernard Telsey	...	Young Man with Pam (as Bernie Telsey)
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 (as Kristina Fulton)
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 Rifkin	...	New York Journalist (as Richard B. Rifkin)
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)
Cait Brennan	...	Stray Hippie (uncredited)
Kathy Brolly	...	Hippie Chick (uncredited)
Tay Brooks	...	Warhol Guest (uncredited)
William Calley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Casper	...	Sailor / Concert Goer (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)
Lisa Joffrey	...	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)
Mark Lawyer	...	Tripping Fan (uncredited)
Charles Manson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Troy Martin	...	Music Lawyer (uncredited)
Kim Meredith	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Randall Oliver	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Dian Van Patten	...	Concert Hippie (uncredited)
Dean Rader-Duval	...	Dade Politician (uncredited)
Shannon Ratigan	...	Soundman (uncredited)
Michael Reardon	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Jennifer Robertson	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Heidi Schooler	...	New Haven Tween 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)
Gregory Tutt	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Eric J. Van Wagoner	...	UCLA Student (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)
R. Scott Doran	....	swing gang
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
Penelope Rene Stames	....	set dresser (as Penny Stames)
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)
Theresa Burkett	....	specialty props (uncredited)
Robbie Clot	....	construction (uncredited)
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser: San Francisco (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	specialty props (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
Dan M. Rich	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound editor (as Jay Richardson)
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)
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	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
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diana Cuevas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jamie Sue Johnson	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Shawn Lane	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Larson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Meredith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steve C. Porter	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Torres	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor J. Anderberry	....	video playback operator (as Vic Anderberry)
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
Faires A. Sekiya	....	second assistant camera (as Faires Anderson)
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)
Sue Miller	....	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
Bobby Klein	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Bobby Klein)
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

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures of Canada (1991) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1991) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Penta Film (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Unirecord Internacional (1991) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (video) (Middle East)
• IDA films (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Live Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Live Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Nelonen (1997) (1998) (Finland) (TV)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1991) (Finland) (VHS)
• Pioneer Entertainment (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Alterian (specialty props) (uncredited)
• 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
• DDA Public Relations (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
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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 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Brazil:18 | 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:

Ian Astbury, (lead singer for the band The Cult), was considered for the role of Jim Morrison by Oliver Stone. They had lunch in Hollywood to discuss the role, but Astbury declined the role, stating he (and the surviving members of The Doors) did not like the screenplay. From 2002 until 2007, Ian went on tour with The Doors as lead singer.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): (At 1:08:00) Patricia Kennealy says to Jim Morrison, "It's you they want, Val" instead of "It's you they want, Jim."

Quotes:

Jim Morrison:Let's plan a murder or start a religion.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2 Days in Paris (2007)

Soundtrack:

Who's Walking Away

An ordinary film with one extraordinary performance

Watching Oliver Stone's The Doors can be at times a frustrating experience. Considering the central figure in the film is pretty much always drunk or stoned or both the entire plot seems to unfold in a bit of a haze. Those watching the film may come away feeling a little stoned themselves. Yet through the drug and alcohol-fueled haze this film does have a lot to recommend it. Most notably it has one of the most stunningly brilliant acting performances you could ever hope to see. Val Kilmer, playing Jim Morrison, is simply perfect in the role. It sounds clichéd but Kilmer really seems to become Morrison. The physical resemblance is eerie and their voices are so similar it is fairly impossible when listening to the film's soundtrack to figure out when exactly you're hearing Morrison and when you're hearing Kilmer. Tracing Morrison's journey from shy, reserved youth to manic, drugged-out rock god the performance by Kilmer is mesmerizing throughout.

As good as Kilmer is you can't help but feel that his performance deserved to be surrounded by a better film. The film might as well have been titled "Morrison" because it is much more the story of one man than it is the story of his band. And therein lies much of the problem because while Kilmer is undeniably terrific, Morrison, at least as he is portrayed in this film, is not a very sympathetic character. That shy, quiet guy we see on the beach at the film's beginning becomes a bit of a monster, at times almost completely unlikable. And since the film revolves entirely around Morrison it makes the film often hard to embrace. Many would argue that Morrison was unfairly portrayed here, not nearly as mean-spirited and hot-tempered as we are led to believe. The truth probably lies somewhere in between but the fact remains that in this film it is very hard to embrace Jim Morrison and as such it is very hard to completely embrace the film.

With the focus almost completely on Kilmer's Morrison the rest of the cast comes off as little more than bit players. Kyle MacLachlan as keyboardist Ray Manzarek has the most to do amongst the remaining band members and his performance is fine but it really gets swallowed up by the ever-present and always center stage Morrison. Meg Ryan, playing Morrison's longtime companion Pamela Courson, is allowed only to react to Morrison's antics and never establishes a character and identity of her own. Even when stoned out of her mind, as everybody in this film always seems to be, Pamela comes across as the wholesome girl next door who is, well, rather dull. Kathleen Quinlan has a more memorable turn as another woman in Morrison's life, Patricia Kennealy, who is anything but dull. But again her character is there only to serve Jim. It's always about Jim. Nobody could deny that Jim Morrison was the most captivating figure in The Doors. But as the film unfolds and you watch Morrison stumble from one stupor to the next you'll probably wish we could have spent a little more time with some of the other characters. This film version of Jim Morrison is a hard guy to love.

So in the end what are we left with? You get one awe-inspiring, magnificent performance but that performance overshadows everything else going on in the film. You get a fascinating life story but one that unfortunately proceeds mostly in a frustrating drug-induced haze. You certainly get a tremendous soundtrack with all of The Doors' most notable songs. Well, most of them anyway. There seems to be a real yin and yang with this movie. There is plenty that is very good about it, but all that is good seems to be balanced out by something which frustrates. Jim Morrison led an extraordinary life but this film which tells his tale ends up being rather ordinary.