The Doors [DVD] / Carolco ; Mario Kassar presents a Sasha Harari/Bill Graham Films/Imagine Entertainment production ; an Oliver Stone film ; produced by Bill Graham and Sasha Harari and A. Kitman Ho ; written by J. Randal Johnson and Oliver Stone ; directed by Oliver Stone.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 11581 | Artisan EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2000]Edition: Special ed., widescreen versionDescription: DVD (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 9786306529186
- 6306529187
- DVD 766A
- Edited by David Brenner, Joe Hutshing ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; executive producers, Mario Kassar, Nicholas Claims and Brian Grazer ; music by the Doors.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library DVD collection | DVD 766A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100586149 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Val Kilmer delivers what was considered one of 1991's best performances as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's hallucinatory bio-pic of the seminal 1960s rock group The Doors. Stone cuts a jagged swath through Morrison's life, starting with a childhood memory where Morrison sees an elderly Indian dying by the roadside. It picks up with Morrison's arrival in California and his assimilation into the Venice Beach culture, followed by his film school days at UCLA; his introduction to his girlfriend Pamela Courson (Meg Ryan); his first encounters with Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan); and the origin of The Doors -- made up of Manzarek, Robby Kreiger (Frank Whaley), and John Densmore (Kevin Dillon). As the fame of The Doors grows, Morrison's obsession with death increases. The band grows weary of Morrison's missed recording sessions and no-shows at concerts. Morrison, meanwhile, sinks deeper into a drug-induced haze, having mystical sexual encounters with Patricia Kennealy (Kathleen Quinlan), an older rock journalist involved with sadomasochism and witchcraft. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features include: 43 minutes of additional scenes, commentary by director Oliver Stone, "The road of excess" documentary, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Kathleen Quinlan, Oliver Stone, Robby Krieger, Patricia Kennedy-Morrison, cinematographic moments, featurette, theatrical trailer and teaser, cast and crew information, production notes, digitally mastered, scene access, interactive menus.
Edited by David Brenner, Joe Hutshing ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; executive producers, Mario Kassar, Nicholas Claims and Brian Grazer ; music by the Doors.
Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Billy Idol, Kathleen Quinlan.
Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the '60s, Jim Morrison. With his rock and roll band, The Doors, he influenced the rock music scene as no other.
DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1.