| | Doors DVD Doors CDS
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| Category | Rock DVDs, Dramas Movies, Pop Music Videos Videos, Music (General), Pop/Rock, Rock And Roll, Concert, Musical, Biography, Essential Cinema, Rock Bands, True Story, Concert Footage, Drugs, Musicians, 1960s, Los Angeles, California, Parties, Substance Abuse | | Starring | Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Michael Madsen, Mimi Rogers, Frank Whaley, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Wincott, Kyle MacLachlan, Billy Idol, Kevin Dillon | | Director | Oliver Stone | | Additional Music/Songs | Carl Orff | | Director of Photography | Robert Richardson | | Executive Producer | Brian Grazer, Mario Kassar | | Music | Doors | | Producer | A. Kitman Ho, Bill Graham, Sasha Harari | | Screenwriter | Oliver Stone, Randall Jahnson |
DVD. Oliver Stone feature film about band. 138 min. Rated R. Letterbox & standard; subtitled in Engl., French, & Span ish; scene access; theatrical trailer, Engl. Dolby dig. sur round (AC-3); dubbed in French & Spanish; interactive menus ; production notes; & Engl. CC. Covers the period from 1965-1971; Produced and released in 1991.
Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with the death of the "Lizard King" in a Paris hotel room in 1971. In the early days of the group's formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he's just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But soon the Doors' fame begins to spread--with Morrison as the focus of attention. Capable of an eerily correct vocal imitation of Morrison, Kilmer makes manifest the talent and charisma, as well as the confusion and despair, of the complex man who was the focal point of the group. As Morrisson's drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially, the rest of the band--Ray Manzarek (Kyle McLachalan), John Densmore (Kevin Dillon), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley)--begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression, bringing the music to an untimely close.
Stone's intimate familiarity with SoCal in the 1960s provides the film with a high degree of surface verisimilitude, though the film is as much a tribute to the enduring power of the Doors' music as it is a cautionary tale about the perils of both celebrity and substance abuse. Theatrical release date: March 1, 1991.
Oliver Stone makes a cameo appearance as a UCLA film professor.
Doors drummer John Densmore appears as a recording engineer.
The rock group took their name from British author Aldous Huxley's book THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION.
In 2000 the surviving band members teamed with a variety of singers to rerecord some of the Doors' biggest hits.
In one scene of the film, Jim Morrison goes to a party at Andy Warhol's factory. Warhol is standing in front of a Roy Lichtenstein painting, and "Heroin" by Nico plays in the background.
In the film, Morrison is depicted acting out at a Miami concert, where he shouts obscenities and makes lude gestures at the audience. Also in the film, when the band performs "Light My Fire" on the Ed Sullivan show, Morrison makes a point of singing the controversial lyric "...girl we couldn't get much higher..." Doors Reviews: "...THE DOORS is a thrilling spectacle - the KING KONG of rock movies..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Clamorous, reverential, much-larger-than-life....Kilmer captures all of Morrisons's reckless, insinuating appeal..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...The whole movie is white hot, lapped in honeyed golds, evilly blue and black or drenched in those swoony, fiery reds. THE DOORS blasts your ears and scorches your eyes..."
-- Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times "...Val Kilmer is an authentic lead and Meg Ryan supplies credible support as his tortured soulmate..."
-- George Kiritopoulos, Total Film Doors | List Price | $9.98 (You save $2.89) | | Studio | Artisan | | Orig Year | 1991 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2250  | | CD Universe Part number | 2129007 | | Catalog number | 11581 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Aug 14, 2001 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 138 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Digitally Mastered; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Collector's Edition; Widescreen; Special Edition |
Doors Movie Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   MOVIE MAGIC and ....WEIRDNESS
a triumph for both OLIVER STONE and VAL KILMER. the movie makes you feel like YOU ARE on some kind of a trip. STONE uses some rather unique camera angles and combined with moving backgrounds it creates an almost surreal environment. Kilmer is JIM. no doubt about it. He has his all of the traits,speech and body movement that is so authentic to JIM"S that it is almost scary. Let's not forget the supporting cast who were actually coached by the surviving members of the group.in a word...AMAZING. very accurate story and will go down as one of the best docu-drama's ever from a musical group.
Submitted by cobrafunk (edmond, ok)
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A beautiful film
If you're a Doors fan, go buy this dvd, its excellent. One of Val Kilmer's best films.
Submitted by Ryan (Middletown, Ohio)
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my heafline speaks for itself
Submitted by lizardking (choctaw, ok, usa)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  These Doors need to be closed
Val Kilmer is great as Jim Morrison,but the movie itself is'nt so hot.It's strange,long,and boring.
Submitted by Blake (Brandon,MS)
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too long, too boring
This movie does a great job of portraying Morrison's wild life but it's just the same scenes over and over. None of the events that the movie covers seem to be that important to the storyline and i think much of it could have been left out. Not recommended unless you're a die hard Doors fan...
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Doors DVD 2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Collectors Edition
Special Edition
Letterbox - 2.35
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
Making Of
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Audio Commentary: Oliver Stone - Director
Bonus Footage: Original Concert Footage
Documentary: THE ROAD TO EXCESS
Trailers:
1. Theatrical
2. Teaser
Interviews:
1. Val Kilmer - Star
2. Frank Whaley - Star
3. Meg Ryan - Star
4. Kyle MacLachlan - Star
5. Kevin Dillon - Star
6. Kathleen Quinlan - Star
7. Oliver Stone - Director
8. Robby Krieger - Music
9. Patricia Kennealy-Morrison - Featured
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Biographies: Cast & Crew
Essay: CINEMATOGRAPHIC MOMENTS
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