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Oliver Stones homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the groups late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrisons long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmers vocals from Morrisons originals.
Meeting each other in UCLA Film School in 1965, suggests to that they form a rock band. With and , that band would become . Although the foundation of the group was based on consensus, Robby and John in particular increasingly see frontman Jims on-stage performances self-indulgent - albeit undeniably charismatic - to his controversial lyrics. His on-stage antics are fueled in large part by excessive alcohol and drug use. Outsiders begin seeing Jim as The Doors, while he begins seeing himself as "The Lizard King". It is that charisma that gets them a deal with Elektra Records, and resulting fame. Despite his popularity with the record buying public, Jim continually has run-ins with those in authority for his anti-establishment behavior. With him and the band through it all is Jims longtime girlfriend, Pamela Courson. Theirs is a rocky relationship, primarily over Jims open infidelity - including with reporter - and drug-induced erratic behavior.
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
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