Should you watch When You're Strange?
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When You're Strange
Documentary · 2010
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.
The sides of When You're Strange
- The Doors from film school to sold out arenas
- Jim Morrison on stage and on trial
- Footage shot between 1965 and 1971
When You're Strange is good for you if…
- you like hearing The Doors' songs alongside how they were made.
- you like the late 1960s seen through archive footage only.
- you want the true story of Jim Morrison's rise and fall.
When You're Strange is bad for you if…
- you can't watch drink, drugs and a death at 27 up close.
- you can't stand following a singer who taunts his crowds and ends up on trial.
About: fame · excess · rebellion
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