Jim Morrison Movies
Best-known as the innovative keyboardist for the legendary rock group the Doors, Ray Manzarek makes his feature directorial debut with this sexual suspense thriller. The film focuses on four people at a California art school. Over the course of 24 hours, the lives of the three men and one woman intertwine as tensions rise. And by the end someone will end up dead. Manzarek also served as the film's co-writer and composed the score with musician Bruce Hanifan. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jennifer Lothrop, Richard Danielson, (more)
- 1999
Directed by William Tyler Smith, The Third Mind is a video montage of images, poetry, and music that chronicles the artistic joint venture of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and Beat poet/playwright Michael McClure. The "third mind" (as described by Beat guru William Burroughs) that evolves from the collaboration of these two icons from the '60s is seen from conception to performance in this 58-minute film, which not only explores the history behind the partnership of Manzarek and McClure, but also what is behind the creative process. The film features comments from Jim Carroll, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and others. ~ Kristin Alynn Hussein, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Coyote
- 1991
The Doors' final television appearance, recorded in 1969, highlights this compilation of previously unreleased performance and interview footage. Songs include "Hello, I Love You" and "The Unknown Soldier." ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
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, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, (more)
- 1990
This documentary looks at the careers of various stars who died from drug and alcohol abuse. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1985
Former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek compiled and directed this video, which brings together a number of television performances and vintage promotional films of Jim Morrison and the group along with footage of the Doors in concert and previously unseen film of the band at work in the studio. Manzarek also directed a new video for the song "L.A. Woman," which is included in this collection. Other performances include "Break on Through," "Light My Fire," "People Are Strange," "Roadhouse Blues," "Riders on the Storm," and six more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1981
This 1981 documentary of the 1960s group The Doors is less accessible to non-rock fans than the 1991 clipfest Doors, the Soft Parade, but more reliable and coherent than Oliver Stone's self-indulgent 1991 biopic. The surviving members of the group are interviewed about the impact of their music and the influence of leader Jim Morrison. Interspersed throughout are rare glimpses of Doors concerts and TV appearances, including the notorious Ed Sullivan Show gig. Musical highlights include "The End", "Moonlight Drive", and "Touch Me". Doors: A Tribute to Jim Morrison packs an awful lot into its brief 60 minutes; it's an exhausting trip backward, but a fascinating one. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
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This live in Europe, 1968 tour was filmed from Stockholm, Frankfurt, and London. This documentary features songs like "Light My Fire," "Break on Through," "Back Door Man," "Hello, I Love You," "Love Me Two Times,' and many others. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1968
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A musical performance coming live from the Roundhouse in London. This program, filmed in 1968 features tune like "When The Music's Over," "Five to One," "Hello, I Love You," and many others. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1968
This complete music presentation by the notorious '60's rock band, features most, if not all, of their classic tunes. ~ All Movie Guide
