The Doors (film)

The Doors
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Directed by	Oliver Stone
Written by	J. Randal Johnson Oliver Stone
Produced by	Bill Graham Sasha Harari Mario Kassar A. Kitman Ho
Starring	Val Kilmer Meg Ryan Kevin Dillon Kyle MacLachlan Frank Whaley Michael Madsen Billy Idol Kathleen Quinlan
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Edited by	David Brenner Joe Hutshing
Music by	The Doors
Production companies	Bill Graham Films Carolco Pictures Imagine Entertainment Ixtlan Le Studio Canal+
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	March 1, 1991 (1991-03-01)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million
Box office	$34.4 million (US/Canada)[1]

The Doors is a 1991 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Randall Jahnson. It is based on the history of American rock band the Doors and their influence on music and counterculture. The film stars Val Kilmer as singer Jim Morrison, Meg Ryan as Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson, Kyle MacLachlan as keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Frank Whaley as lead guitarist Robby Krieger, Kevin Dillon as drummer John Densmore, Billy Idol as Cat, and Kathleen Quinlan as journalist Patricia Kennealy.

The film portrays Morrison as a larger-than-life icon of 1960s rock and roll and counterculture, including portrayals of Morrison's recreational drug use, free love, hippie lifestyle, alcoholism, interest in hallucinogenic drugs as entheogens, and his growing obsession with death, presented as threads which weave in and out of the film.

Released by Tri-Star Pictures on March 1, 1991, The Doors grossed $34 million in the United States and Canada on a $32 million production budget. The film received mixed reviews from critics; while Kilmer's performance, the supporting cast, the cinematography, the production design and Stone's directing were praised, criticism was centered on its historical inaccuracy and depiction of Morrison.