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When You're Strange

When You're Strange
★ 7.3/10•2010•1h 26m•15+•Documentary•Music

A film about The Doors

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.

Tom DiCillo · Director

Tom DiCillo · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 9, 2010

Actors

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Narrator (voice)

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

Self (archive footage)

John Densmore

John Densmore

Self (archive footage)

Ray Manzarek

Ray Manzarek

Self (archive footage)

Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger

Self (archive footage)

Pamela Courson

Pamela Courson

Self (archive footage)

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Jim Ladd

Self (voice)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

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