The Doors (1991) - scene comparisons 

Hey guys, I know that some scenes don't match. But sometimes some comparisons are more subtle than others. I hope you understand. ;) Remake of an early video.

Val Kilmer was exceptional in this movie. His singing was so spot on that members of the actual band couldn’t tell the difference between his voice and Jim’s voice. He had to undergo psychotherapy to get out of character well after filming ended.

the fact that Val kilmer actually singing the songs is damn impressive

I don’t blame it on the actor that plays Jim, I blame it on the director.

thank you for showing that Jim didn't scream "HIGHER" all of sudden during the song lol

Jim: soft spoken/singing ..:".higher.." Kilmer loud and exaggerating singing:" ..Higher,,YEAH! Typically Hollywood

The movie is nice, but Oliver Stone gave us another Jim Morrison. The real Jim was a poet, quiet, introverted and a complex human... not a junkie person who seems just like to show off.

Jim literally standing still and rolling his eyes in Break on through. But the actor bout to have an aneurism on stage like god damn🤔😂

The only movie where the real person being portrayed is more good looking than the actor.

I live in Los Angeles and ran into Ray at a DVD store on Pico Blvd. called Laser Blazer back in the early 2000s. I would go there every Tuesday to load up on new releases. I saw someone with their back to me with a stack of DVDs that matched mine and made some offhanded comment that I can't exactly remember. He turned around and we started talking about film and the whole time I was thinking to myself, "Oh my God, I'm talking to a legend." I finally worked up the nerve and said, "I'm a big fan of your music." He was very gracious and we continued to talk about film and "Jimbo" and his refusal to watch the movie _The Doors_ because he felt like it didn't honor the memory of Jim and heard it made him look like a drunken buffoon. I told him it was sloppy but that I liked it because it inspired me and a lot of others to really get deeper into the Doors and their music. He appreciated that, but was still bitter towards Stone. We talked about when he knew it was over, when the spirit had left Jim. He seemed very protective of him, like an older brother. Anyway, his wife Dorothy finally walked up, he introduced her and they left. Sweet guy.

In a Ray manzerak interview in the 90s, he said he wouldve loved to sock Oliver Stone in the face LMAO

Hearing Jim and Val sing together is a trip.

Val kilmer was flopping around way too much. Worst was the part with sunglasses and the beard.. Jim was alot calmer and introverted.

Personally I love the movie. Yeah, I know there's much to be desired in terms of historical accuracy, but it's a historical drama. It's a stylized version of events. Kilmer was trying to get at the essence of Morrison, not to reenact every single stage move or vocal inflection of Morrison ever. Honestly Kilmer should be applauded for doing as well as he did w/ the singing- when it came out most people didn't know it was actually him doing it. Please don't hate me. :)

Yes, all was exaggerated and get it why some people are annoyed. But, remember it is a film and not a documentary. With that in mind, personally I think Val Kilmer did a very good job and can’t think of anyone that realistically could of done a better job taking into consideration acting, looks and build and all else. Not really an easy part to portray...

Honestly why is everyone hating on Val Kilmer. Yes he wasn't perfect in playing Jim Morrison but i give him credit he did a damn good job for being told what to do and how to act by Oliver Stone.

Maybe one day we'll get to see the intelligent Doors movie everyone deserves.

Personally, Val did a great job as Jim Morrison. At that time, I dont think there couldve been anyone else to do the role.

It's Oliver Stone's fantasy about Jim. That's all it is. That's all it will ever be.

The worst part is exaggerating the “girl we couldn’t get much higher” so cringe

Val Kilmer played Morrison as a dumb crazy alcoholic however Jim was actually really intelligent calmer and really introverted, he was just a poet trying to sing to the world

We can all agree that there's only one Jim

90's bullshits. I was a young man in the 60's, saw Jim & The Doors live in Philadelphia, wasn't like that at all, clearly Val Kilmer is portraying a psycho or someone like this but definitely NOT Jim. Sorry folks!

"The End" was performed at *CBC* (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) studios in Toronto-- because no other station around wanted to air the entire song (or even part of it).

Kilmer did a good job, it's just that Stone's film made Morrison just look like a drunken fool all the time. Sure he was drinking, but there was alot more to him. And that crap with him putting Pam in a closet and lighting it on fire is bs. Stone never wanted Manzarek to be an advisor on the film, so what we got was Stone's interpretation of the band and Jim.

Val kilmer is one hell of an actor,he did a great job portraying John Holmes in wonderland

Is Val Kilmer really singing? I lost it when they're having Thanksgiving and he stomps on the turkey. 😂

Jim was way more coy than portrayed in the movie. Much more of a gentleman overall and not so dopey sounding at all. The really great thing is they didn’t have to exaggerate the greatest frontman in history and yet they decided to do so.

This is the movie that made me to fall in love with the doors

6:12 that face that the real Jim made when he got the mic thrown out of his hands by the pigs

Jim died 50 years ago, today is the anniversary of his death. Thanks for this clip!

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I thought that this was a phenomenal film. I look at it for what it is, a film. Sure, a film based loosely on reality but a film nonetheless. I think that more people should view it that way, treat it for what it is, I think it makes the film a more enjoyable experience if you treat it more as a film than a full blown, honest biopic. Just my take.

Blows your mind when Jim’s band mates couldn’t tell a difference because Val practiced an perfected his sound

They should remake this and get it right. I can see how they want to jazz things up for Hollywood but if you actually want to portray Jim Morrison you’ve got to act the part. Jim doesn’t move as much on stage but Val exaggerates this a lot.

The movie didnt do him justice, he was calm high as all of the cost of living......He told the truth the best way he could...." Woke up this morning and got myself a beer"....As a black woman much love and respect to his kraft.....Straight Truth teller....

In the real version he says higher like he normally would. He doesn't draw attention to it at all. In the movie he makes it seem like a stage show. It's so over-dramatic.

Jim wasn't bering rebellious when he said "higher" on the Ed Sullivan show. He swore that he was just so nervous that he forgot to change the lyric. It was his first time on national TV and he was a very shy person. He once sang with his back to the audience because he was insecure.

Highly underrated. I thought Val embodied Morrison very well.

The real Jim was prettier. Hahahahaha

this movie shows jim as a drunk crazy man... but he was so calm and introvert

Val deserved an Oscar for this along with his role as Doc in Tombstone. Snubbed twice.😞

I was 13 when Jim died and because my mother didn't appreciate drug reference, I missed out on the Doors except when "Hello, I love you" came out. Mom and stepdad Jack ran a music store and when the song came on the radio, she asked, "how can he love her when he doesn't know her name?" I bought a copy of this movie to get a sort of documented insight of the Doors while not knowing of the accompanying dramatization. Long live the Doors!

When I was a kid I just thought Morrison and Kilmer were the same person

There was no one else that could portray the Lizard King. Period. Val Kilmer rocked it.

I can't get over how much Val Kilmer looked like Morrison. Uncanny.

Revisited the Doors movie just last week in 2020, what a classic, it captures the dark twisted side of the 60s rather than the glamour and cheese, val Kilmer was on fire back then, definitely in my top 5 movies of all time ✌️✊

Thanks for uploading, you can never compare the real thing to a copy. Even though the film tried to portray the story of the Doors, it will never really let you know they were an incredible band

This is awesome! The Doors is my favorite band!! ❣️❣️

3:33 they couldn't even get his glasses right, come on man

two jim, jim the bad guy, the doors movie 1991 jim the poet, the real one. 1943-1971

I heard an interview where Jim actually said a movie is a third or forth interpretation of the story....the guy was smart.

''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'': ''When the truth becomes legend, print the legend.'' Pilgrim

According to the other members of the band he had a problem with alcohol especialy at the end. He was not always drunk... You can see hundred of videos on youtube where he is not drunk. I can tell you 100 stories of me drunk but the 14600 others days I was not drunk. Stone took the 3-4 shows where things goes bad and done a movie with that. But there is about 200 shows where everythings goes well...

Saw John densmore give a lecture at a university years ago when asked about the film he said he doesnt remember any naked women ever on stage lol he also feels like the film was Oliver stones fantasy about what it would be like to be Morrison instead of who Jim really was and oh by the way Jim never locked pam in a closet and set it on fire Jim wasnt a monster

Jim Morrison is one of the few people who were more attractive than the actor that played them onscreen

Anyway I really like the movie It was such a experience cause I was born in the latest 70s and the movie inspired me to get the doors tapes and cds😀😀😀👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎😎😎✌🏼

The real sequences were much more quiet than those of the movie. Sometimes people (in this case very good people) of Cinema should pay more attention and look much at the history of a representantion than at the mere show such a movie is able to give.

Saw the movie when it first came out and I was shocked how close to Jim, Val Kilmer portrayed him especially the singing. When the other Doors were interviewed after the movie came out, they said when they were on set watching Val come into the room, he immediately channeled Jim and it gave them chills everytime he did a scene. Like it was Jim come to life. The comparisons were very cool to watch and yes there were dramatic licenses made, that happens in all movies. But it was very close to real life. Additionally, when Val does the movements on stage, that IS how Jim moved a lot of the time. He was an alcoholic and a druggie and acted out his addiction and frustrated reluctant rock star antics. I loved this movie. Brought me closer to understanding the man more. And that is my take on it.

I was not even born when Jim Morrison was alive but for sure his spirit, soul and poetry live within my soul and underneath my subconscious. I can not stop watching his videos and analyzing his lyrics. They reflect his most intense truth about real life. His View of life and reality its reflected on his poetry yet the reality from back then till today still applies. "We are searching for something that already exist." James Douglas Morrison beautiful writing with a haunting tune. How to forget such intense beauty that not everyone understand...

Amazing performance by Kilmer tbh and i say that as a lifelong Doors fan. ye ye i know some of the character was off and some of it was overplayed but it was a piece designed by stone to portray the chaos and disorder and i think Kilmer did that perfectly tbh

I'm not fan of The Doors and I haven't seen this movie yet. But from this comparison, I feel that the real Jim Morrison is calmer and soulful...The actor portrayed him as someone crazy and full of stress. It's hard to play Jim Morrison I think, his eyes, his face..expressed something between dream and reality.( Sorry for my poor English. And I just saw few videos of The Doors' performances)

Back in 1991 when we didn't have RU-vid comparison videos and it was just a great movie...

One of the greatest movies ever! I've been a fan since I was 15 now I'm 40 and still a fan!

Did anyone else notice half of kilmers dialogue was reciting Jim’s lyrics and poetry?

Thank you for a very interesting video. Jim Morrison was very shy, hence standing tall, staring straight into the wall, Eyes closed. Oliver Stone created a more " expressive" stage persona.

Jim Morrison is one, but Val kilmer is a very good actor...

Nothing in Rock n Roll history beats that iconic performance on the Ed Sullivan show by The Doors. Nothing.

Just listening to the real Jim voice, gives me the chills in a haunting good way!!(:

Morrison has such a richer baritone & higher quality timbre than Kilmer this video highlights it, I mean he did a good job for an actor but I can't believe Oliver Stone or anyone else couldn't tell the difference between their voices it's plainly obvious to me... part of the hype I guess "we couldn't tell! Val is amazing! blah blah" it's nonsense. Kilmer was burned by a bad script & Oliver's desire for a one dimensional Jim Morrison Monster.. it's a shame a generation of people regard this as a true depiction of Morrison.

Val Kilmer's portrayal was brilliant.

Val Kilmer BECAME Morrison. Years after seeing the movie for the first time It was difficult not to think of Val Kilmer whenever The Doors played on the radio.

The Doors will ALWAYS be one of my most all time favorite movies in the world. It electrified me when I saw it in the Cinema opening weekend. It changed my life. It was meant to be...💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

Nice video anyway.. however about the movie Manzarek once said during an interview that the movie (1991) didn't seem to be about Jim Morrison and the Doors but about Jimbo the drunk

I had seen the real Light My Fire TV bit before seeing the movie and when I saw the movie, I was like "He didn't put the HIGHER part in their face like that" He just sang it as per normal.

I love Oliver Stone but the Jim of this movie is a caricature with all rock star clichés and some events in the movie are pure fiction. At least I discovered the Doors music with it.

The movie was great, because I never saw The Doors concert in person. so great job on the movie.

@1:33 I started feeling like I was tripping on acid.

I really hope they remake this movie. If told properly, it would monumental.

I think I saw this movie when I was like 13. The music drew me in (especially The End, one of the best songs ever made if you ask me). While the movie has it’s flaws, I’m glad it introduced me to The Doors at an early age.

Jim Morrison was profound, brilliant and had an IQ of a genius, yet he could be an asshole, and disgraced himself constantly. He could be a monster and an Angel. “I consider myself an intelligent sensitive human being with the heart of a clown that makes me blow it at the most crucial moments.” Jim Morrison, you all should read Life Death Legend.

Val did a fantastic job to all you haters, how can anyone be the same as Jimbo?

The film reveals what it might have felt like, the sense of the 1960 s a time that would never repeat itself a time of free love in response to the Vietnam War and the Cuban missile crisis, The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and JFK. It was really the time and era of the birth of transcendental music in combination of this massive movement that was changing the world.

I will forever give thanks to Oliver Stone for turning me on to The Doors but like most people having seen all the available footage of Jim it's clearly not the most accurate portrayal & I like most people are waiting for someone to take another whack at The Doors.

The movie was rubbish, Oliver Stone just took every urban legend about Jim and sensationalised it, while Kilmer had no understanding of Jim at all and made him look like a drugged out obnoxious jerk. The complexity of Jim’s life and real character deserved way better and it’s amazing that someone hasn’t explored it and done it justice to this day.

Based on what I have read, interviews that I have heard, video footage and his close friends anecdotes. I don’t think Morrison’s dependency was even an issue. The sad thing is there was very little help given to Morrison to address the dependency problems not any type of pathway for an intervention of some sort. Hence, like many others of that era, an early death was always likely to be on the cards.

The real Jim was much more quiet, still, introspective, intelligent, thoughtful, shy and self contained than the movie version. The movie made him larger than life. And the real Jim Morrison was larger than life, but in a very different way and for very different reasons. The movie made him kind of a larger than life psychotic clown, flopping around the stage ridiculously, focusing more on antics and outrageousness, alcohol, drugs, promiscuity and him going insane than on his writing and lyrical process of creating, and his true poetic genius; when in real life it was his intellectual brilliance, still intensity both on and off stage, and poet soul that made him larger than life. He was fiercely smoldering fire beneath a still exterior, when in the movie, he was all smoke and mirrors.

The Film was based off of John's book. John was pissed at Jim for a very long time. It shows in his characterization of Jim. Jim was contained, had subtle nuance. He could be boorish and out of control but not like they made him out to be. Val played him like the samsonite Gorilla treated luggage, too big, too rough. That's why he didn't win any awards, people in Hollywood knew the real Jim. They did him dirty.

At 1:00 in January 1967, the real, still straitish Jim looks like he had yet to "break on through to the other side."

The lizard King 🔥🔥🔥

The Jim's smiles is unbeatable

Did they even try to cast the rest of the band

A LOT of people hate on this film. I'm not an expert but I do consider myself a huge fan and this film was fantastic. Even if it wasn't an exact portrayal of his/their story. What film ever is. F**K the haters! Val Kilmer was outstanding! 🤘

Don't forget Val kimer also sang all of the songs in the movie

The thing with that movie is that it awoke allot of people up to The Doors. And created many more followers. I thought it was actually a good movie. Obviously they had to exaggerate a few points but that was just to emphasise the points. But let's be honest, nobody can portray the Doors as they were totally unique.

seems like val was way more into it than jim was

Had no idea there was so much hate out there for this film before seeing this video. Was there some exaggeration and poetic license yes of course there was, it wasn't a documentary and this is an ongoing theme in movies in general. As somebody who was in high school in 1991 I want to be clear that the movie BROUGHT the music of The Doors to a whole new generation of kids and I became a lifelong fan of their music BECAUSE I saw this in the theater as a teenager. I think that's worth every little bit of stretch they put in the truth.

Kilmer's version of The End is very cool - Far out !! ;-)

Great job researching and editing!!

We all need brand movie about MORRISON, who are agree , like :) 🙏💗

Oliver Stone really butchered Jim's reputation on so many levels. God I wish I was around during those first few shows when they were in their infancy💓