When You're Strange (2009)

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Writer:

Tom DiCillo (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Densmore	...	Himself
Johnny Depp	...	Narration (voice)
Robby Krieger	...	Himself
Ray Manzarek	...	Himself
Jim Morrison	...	Himself (archive footage)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content including references, nudity, drug material and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45610)

Saw it this morning

I was able to see this at Sundance this morning. What an outstanding film!! By weaving original footage from many sources including takes from a movie Jim Morrison made himself Mr. DiCillo presents an intimate view of all the DOORS in the context of the 60's and early 70's. An intimate look at the complex relationships between Morrison and the other members and hugely entertaining. DiCillo spoke at the end of the movie and during the Q&A's he mentioned one critic accused him of "recreating" footage in the film. The supposed recreated footage was actually Morrisons own film starring himself. This rumor is extremely frustrating to DiCillo as it is spreading via the internet. See for yourself, this is a excellent movie. I asked DiCillo if he had cooperation from Morrison's family. He said he had a lot of help from Morrisons family especially on the relationship between Jim and his father. I hope someone picks it up for distribution. I'd go again.