The Doors

Director: Oliver Stone

Overview

Oliver Stone's biopic of rock singer Jim Morrison, The Doors, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Stone, interviews with the cast and with the real-life people depicted in the film, nearly one hour of additional scenes, a documentary, concert footage, the theatrical trailer, and production notes. This is an excellent release from Artisan.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2001
UPC:	0012236115816
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	2:18:00
Sales rank:	9,652

Special Features

Commentary by director Oliver Stone; Widescreen version; 5.1 Dolby Digital audio; "The Road of Excess" documentary: Includes behind-the-scenes footage; original concert footage; interviews with Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Kathleen Quinlan, Oliver Stone, Robby Krieger, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison; 43 minutes of additional footage; Cinematographic moments; Featurette; Theatrical trailer and teaser; Cast and crew information; Production notes; Digitally mastered; Scene access; Interactive menus

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Val Kilmer	Jim Morrison
Meg Ryan	Pamela Courson
Kyle MacLachlan	Ray Manzarek
Frank Whaley	Robby Krieger
Kevin Dillon	John Densmore
Billy Idol	Cat
Michael Madsen	Tom Baker
Kathleen Quinlan	Patricia Kennealy
Michael Wincott	Paul Rothchild
Dennis Burkley	Dog
Josh Evans	Bill Siddons
Christina Fulton	Nico
Crispin Glover	Andy Warhol
Charlie Spradling	CBS Girl Backstage
Eric Burdon	Backstage Manager
Nick Cassavetes	Actor
Kendall Deichen	Little Sister
Tim Guinee	Actor
Billy Hopkins	Actor
Kelly Hu	Dorothy
Bernt Kuhlman	Warhol Eurosnob
William Kunstler	Miami Attorney
Pride in Peril	Miami Warm-Up Band
Nellie Red Owl	Old Crone
Oliver Stone	UCLA Film Professor
Bernie Telsey	Young Man with Pam
Brad von Beltz	Hippie at Party
John Forristal	Bouncer
Leonard Crow Dog	Indian at the Outdoor Concert
John Densmore	Engineer-Last Session
Gretchen Becker	Mom
Jerry Sturm	Dad
Sean Stone	Young Jim
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman	Shaman
Rion Hunter	Indian in Desert
Wes Studi	Indian in Desert
Steve Reevis	Indian in Desert
Bruce MacVittie	UCLA Student
Andrew Lauer	UCLA Student
Harmonica Fats	Blues Singer on Venice Boardwalk
Josie Bissett	Robby Krieger's Girlfriend
Fiona	Fog Groupie
Bob Lupone	Music Manager
Paul Rothchild	Music Manager's Sidekick
Victoria Seeger	Whiskey Girl
Debi Mazar	Whiskey Girl
Jacqui Bell	Whiskey Girl
Sergio Premoli	Patron at The Whiskey
Mark Moses	Jac Holzman
Frank Military	Bruce Botnick
Michele Bronson	New York Groupie
Will Jordan	Ed Sullivan
Sam Whipple	Sullivan's Producer
Lisa Edelstein	Makeup Artist
Erik Dellums	Hairdresser at the Sullivan Show
Mimi Rogers	Magazine Photographer
Jennifer Rubin	Edie Sedgwick
Kristina Hare	Partygoer
Costas Mandylor	Italian Count
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 B. Rifkin	New York Journalist
Chris Boyle	New York Journalist
Adrian Scott	New York Journalist
Bill Graham	New Haven Concert 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
Hawthorne James	Chuck Vincent
Csynbidium	Girl in Car
Cristen Weldon	Girl in Car
Patricia Kennealy	Wicca Priestess
Davidson Thomson	High Priest
Carmella Runnels	Indian at the Outdoor Concert
Billy Vera	Miami Promoter
Allan Graf	Miami Cop
Jack McGee	Miami Cop
Alan Manson	Judge
Peter Crombie	Associate Lawyer
Annie McEnroe	Secretary
Tudor Sherrard	Office Publicist
Jad Mager	Office P.A
Jennifer Tilly	Actor
Richard Rutowski	Actor
Debbie Falconer	John Densmore's Girlfriend
Dennis Ott	Actor
Lydia Peterkoch	Actor
Keith Reddin	Miami Journalist

Technical Credits

Oliver Stone	Director,Screenwriter
Steve Arnold	Set Decoration/Design
David Brenner	Editor
E. Thomas Case	Makeup
Nicholas Clainos	Executive Producer
Eugene Cornelius	Special Effects
Larry Fulton	Art Director
Bill Graham	Producer
Brian Grazer	Executive Producer
Sasha Harari	Producer
A. Kitman Ho	Producer
Joe Hutshing	Editor
John Randal Johnson	Screenwriter
Mario Kassar	Executive Producer
Gary King	Special Effects
Robby Krieger	Score Composer
Bill Landrum	Choreography
Jacqui Landrum	Choreography
Barbara Ling	Production Designer
Tod A. Maitland	Sound/Sound Designer
Ray Manzarek	Score Composer
John M. Norin	Makeup
Michael Owens	Special Effects
Joseph P. Reidy	Associate Producer
Robert Richardson	Cinematographer
Cricket Rowland	Set Decoration/Design
Marlene Stewart	Costumes/Costume Designer
Lisette Thomas	Set Decoration/Design
Ralph L. Thomas	Screenwriter
Clayton Townsend	Associate Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Doors
1. Opening Credits [:14]
2. Venice Beach, 1965 [2:13]
3. UCLA Film School [2:25]
4. Beautiful Night [:00]
5. The Shamen [2:11]
6. "The Doors Of Perception" [2:04]
7. Garage Session [1:36]
8. Sunset Strip [3:06]
9. The Musketeers [3:28]
10. Trip To the Desert [:31]
11. Let's Go Make a Record [3:01]
12. An Album Of Killer Music [1:58]
13. New York [:01]
14. "The Ed Sullivan Show" [1:38]
15. The One They Want [:39]
16. The Warhol Party [1:05]
17. Out On the Town [4:29]
18. The Press Conference [8:07]
19. Blood Ritual [1:11]
20. "Will You Die For Me?" [2:11]
21. New Haven, 1968 [1:53]
22. "Testing the Bounds of Reality" [2:18]
23. Drinking Buddies [:41]
24. The Poet and His Muse [:23]
25. Another Ruined Thanksgiving [1:37]
26. San Francisco, 1968 [:02]
27. Too Drunk To Sing [6:17]
28. Miami, 1969 [2:01]
29. Trial In Miami [1:39]
30. Nervous Breakdown [1:05]
31. Life Of the Party [4:11]
32. Birthday Party [3:41]
33. "Let's Get Some Tacos" [4:10]
34. Paris, 1971 [2:31]
35. End Credits [2:53]
Disc #2 -- The Doors
1. Introduction [2:13]
2. Chapter 2 [3:04]
3. Chapter 3 [2:05]
4. Chapter 4 [1:22]
5. Chapter 5 [2:32]
6. Chapter 6 [1:53]
7. Chapter 7 [3:05]
8. Chapter 8 [2:04]
9. Chapter 9 [2:27]
10. Chapter 10 [3:05]
11. Chapter 11 [1:19]
12. Chapter 12 [7:06]
13. Chapter 13 [3:41]
14. Chapter 14 [3:18]
15. Chapter 15 [4:00]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Doors
   Play Movie
   Scene Index
   Special Features
      Audio Features
         Dolby Digital 5.1
         Commentary By Oliver Stone
      Jump To a Song
         Riders Of the Storm
         Break On Through
         Crystal Ship
         Alabama Song
         Love Street
         Light My Fire & Break On Through Live
         The End
         Light My Fire
         Ghost Stories
         Light My Fire Studio
         People Are Strange
         Not To Touch the Earth
         Strange Days
         Touch Me & (The) Soft Parade
         Love Me Two Times
         Five to One & Break On Through
         Riders Of the Storm
Disc #2 -- The Doors
   Trailer & Teaser
      Play Teaser
      Play Trailer
   Featurette
   Deleted Scenes
   The Road to Excess
   Cinema To Graphic Moments
   Production Notes
   Cast & Crew
      Val Kilmer
      Kyle Maclachlan
      Keven Dillon
      Frank Whales
      Meg Ryan
      Oliver Stone
      Robert Richardson

Editorial Reviews

By 1990, the air from the '60s had nearly cleared, leaving two ways to look at The Doors and its frontman Jim Morrison: As an overly serious showman whose self-aggrandizing navel-gazing embodied the elements that would eventually turn back the progress of the '60s counterculture and whose pretensions overwhelmed his talent; or as a martyr for self-expression deserving of worship. For this biopic, Oliver Stone, a self-professed Doors fan, opts decisively for the second approach and his film seldom benefits from the choice. Choosing to portray excess through excess, Stone's film is a dizzying neo-psychedelic hodgepodge that leaps from one symbolically-charged incident to another, and for those not already enamored of Morrison and The Doors it might easily verge into camp. Leaping on top of a car and declaring oneself the Lizard King might appear heroic to some, but to others it just looks silly. That said, Stone, as always, has made an audaciously stylish, visually compelling film and Val Kilmer does a remarkable Morrison impression, both on stage and off. The same can't be said of Meg Ryan in the role of Morrison's common-law wife. She delivers a shrill, grating performance that reaches a nadir during a Thanksgiving incident involving a charred turkey. Though too uneven to recommend without grave reservations, beyond disastrous holiday dinners, The Doors is worth viewing for isolated moments of brilliance such as a visit to Andy Warhol's Factory, presided over by none other than Crispin Glover as Warhol.

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