When You're Strange
2009 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 7.3 · 58% critics
This documentary traces the rise of a groundbreaking American rock band, from its early days around a film school scene to massive arena shows. Built from archival footage and photos from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s, it highlights the group’s creative chemistry, cultural moment, and the pressures that came with sudden fame.
Also known as The Doors: When You're Strange
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2010-04-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (226 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an archive-driven, music-packed look at a legendary band’s rise, similar to Moonage Daydream; Not for you if you need lots of present-day interviews or deep, detailed analysis.
Pros: tons of archival footage; nonstop classic songs; easy to watch | Cons: limited modern interviews; uneven focus on band; narration can feel dour
Themes
- california
- poet
- trial
- rock band
- dying young
- ucla
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as Narrator (voice)
Jim Morrison
as Self (archive footage)
John Densmore
as Self (archive footage)
Ray Manzarek
as Self (archive footage)
Robby Krieger
as Self (archive footage)
Pamela Courson
as Self (archive footage)
Janis Joplin
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage)
- JL
Jim Ladd
as Self (voice)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Tom DiCillo