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When You're Strange

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 26m
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When You're Strange (2009)
A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage.
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A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage.A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage.A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage.
IMDb RATING
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9.8K
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  • Director
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Writer
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp(voice)
    • John Densmore(archive footage)
    • Robby Krieger(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Writer
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp(voice)
    • John Densmore(archive footage)
    • Robby Krieger(archive footage)
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    • 43User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, and The Doors in When You're Strange (2009)
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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    John Densmore
    John Densmore
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robby Krieger
    Robby Krieger
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ray Manzarek
    Ray Manzarek
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Morrison
    Jim Morrison
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Pamela Courson
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Pam Courson)
    The Doors
    The Doors
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (archive footage)
    Murray Goodman
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    • (archive footage)
    Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Lyndon Johnson)
    Jim Ladd
    Jim Ladd
    • Selfas Self
    • (voice)
    Paul A. Rothchild
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Janis Joplin
    Janis Joplin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert F. Kennedy
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
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    • Director
      • Tom DiCillo
    • Writer
      • Tom DiCillo
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the first time in the band's history unprecedented access was granted, regarding the previously unseen footage of Jim Morrison.
    • Goofs
      A mock newspaper clipping announces both that Sharon Tate and her friends have been found murdered and that Charles Manson and his "Family" are suspected. Manson and the "Family" were not identified as the Tate killers until December 1969, more than four months after the murders happened.
    • Quotes

      Jim Morrison: The music can't help but reflecting things that are happening around you

    • Connections
      Edited from Feast of Friends (1969)

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    8/10
    An emotional rerun of teen years - for me at least.
    "When You're Strange" is a music Documentary, which takes you through the short career of a world famous 1960's band, The Doors.

    For this alone, the documentary is worth watching. That said, this is so interesting to watch, because it is a story with so many levels, mainly because it took place in a time, when things were changing.

    It was the 1960s. A still growing group of people invented in the 50s, namely the young, could and would not be ignored any longer. As Morrison put it: 'we want the world, and we want it now' To them things were not black and white anymore. Men and women were not men and women, but human beings. The solution was definitely not war, but the absolute opposite. On the other hand the parents, and older generations, were stubbornly holding on to the old order and its values, and a larger and larger gap was growing between these two fronts.

    The spotlight in this film is heavily focused on the Doors most famous member, Jim Morrison, and for a good reason. Jim Morrison became a clear symbol of the new, and the young, mainly because he wanted more out of life than the norms allowed, and simply went for it. On top of this, Jim had an interesting background, which is a prime example of the generation gap. Jim Morrisons father George Morrison was an admiral in the navy, and was involved in the Vietnam war. He was against Jim's involvement in rock music, wanted his hair cut, and to get an education. Jim ignored his parents to such an extend that he claimed his family dead, when asked by journalists.

    If you know the story of The Doors and Jim Morrison already, this will be a stringent summary of the events with a well written and good narration by Johnny Depp. There is nothing new in the story itself and thankfully no conspiracy theories about Morrisons death. Where this documentary really shines and adds yet another level, is through the footage and the way this is put together. Some of this footage has never been shown before, and parts of it is still so crisp and clear that it's eerie. It is bound to send you on an emotional ride, if you were a fan when it mattered the most - when you were young.

    So in conclusion this falls two stars shy of ten because of the only fall through i noticed. When a letter from Morrisons father is brought up, it mentions only one paragraph of this well meaning letter, and uses it out of context to create drama. This is a 2 star fail in an otherwise clear cut and to the bone fact telling documentary.
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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Джим Моррисон: When You Are Strange
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $246,078
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,833
      • Apr 11, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,194,182
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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