Corrected entry: When Jim is arrested and booked after the New Haven gig, look closely at the mug shot. You will see Jim as being around 73 inches, which is roughly 6'1. Val Kilmer (who played Jim) is indeed about 6'1, but in reality bios of Jim Morrison put him only about 5'11.
Super Grover
28th May 2005
The Doors (1991)
4th Jun 2005
The Doors (1991)
Corrected entry: For the 1969 Miami gig in the movie, The Doors performed as a four-piece. Sources at the actual gig state that (unofficial) bass player Jerry Scheff was on stage with the band. History also tells us that Scheff was on stage with the band from about 1969 until the Doors stopped performing, and played on their last two albums.
Correction: History may tell us differently, but this film is not intended to be a historical documentary. Artistic license allows for liberties to be taken in filmmaking. So although the film is based on real events and real people, some events have been deliberately changed or left out for dramatic purposes.
14th Jun 2008
The Doors (1991)
Corrected entry: During the infamous March 1, 1969 Miami gig, the movie depicts the band stopping play right as Jim begins his rant. In reality, the band played on during Jim's rant.
Correction: This film is not intended to be a historical documentary. Artistic license (aka dramatic license) is an accepted practice, whereby a film that's based on real events and real people, some of the events have been changed or left out for dramatic purposes.
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Correction: When filmmakers choose to change the physical appearance, such as height or weight, of a well known figure like Jim Morrison, it is a standard accepted movie convention, known as artistic license. The filmmakers do not claim this film to be a historical documentary, and as such, they are not obligated to be factually accurate.
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