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When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors
“They say if you remember the ‘60s you weren’t there,” said producer Dick Wolf. “I can state definitively that one of the things I do remember is buying THE DOORS first album the day it came out and then listening to it about ten or twelve times in a row. Both sides. Every song. I’ve been a fan ever since. This movie is the story of the band but it is also an insight into a moment in time that will never be repeated.”
WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history.
Said Depp, “Watching the hypnotic, hitherto unreleased footage of Jim, John, Ray and Robby, I felt like I experienced it all through their eyes. As a rock n’ roll documentary, or any kind of documentary for that matter, it simply doesn’t get any better than this. What an honor to have been involved. I am as proud of this as anything I have ever done.”
The film reveals an intimate perspective on the creative chemistry between drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison — four brilliant artists who made The Doors one of America’s most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between the band’s 1965 formation and Morrison’s 1971 death, WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE follows the band from the corridors of UCLA’s film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.
More cities are being added, so check back often.
New York, NY - Angelika 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Sunset 5 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Playhouse 7 (Pasadena) 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Town Center (Encino) 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Monica 4 (Santa Monica) 4/23
Santa Cruz, CA - The Nickelodeon 4/9
Chicago, IL - Davis 4/9
Boston, MA - Somerville (Somerville) 4/9
Seattle, WA - Grand Illusion Cinema 4/10
Voorhees, NJ - Ritz 16 4/10
Phildelphia, PA - Puff Theater 4/9
Atlanta, GA - Cinefest Film Theater 4/9
San Francisco, CA - Kabuki 4/9
Dallas, TX - Angelika 4/9
Nashville, TN - Belcourt May (tba)
Madison, WI - Sundance Cinema 4/9
Shreveport, LA - Robinson Film Center 4/16
Salt Lake City, UT - Tower Theater 5/7
Kansas City, MO - Screenland Crossroads 5/7
Albequerque, NM - Guild Cinema 5/8
WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history.
Said Depp, “Watching the hypnotic, hitherto unreleased footage of Jim, John, Ray and Robby, I felt like I experienced it all through their eyes. As a rock n’ roll documentary, or any kind of documentary for that matter, it simply doesn’t get any better than this. What an honor to have been involved. I am as proud of this as anything I have ever done.”
The film reveals an intimate perspective on the creative chemistry between drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison — four brilliant artists who made The Doors one of America’s most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between the band’s 1965 formation and Morrison’s 1971 death, WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE follows the band from the corridors of UCLA’s film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.
More cities are being added, so check back often.
New York, NY - Angelika 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Sunset 5 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Playhouse 7 (Pasadena) 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Town Center (Encino) 4/9
Los Angeles, CA - Monica 4 (Santa Monica) 4/23
Santa Cruz, CA - The Nickelodeon 4/9
Chicago, IL - Davis 4/9
Boston, MA - Somerville (Somerville) 4/9
Seattle, WA - Grand Illusion Cinema 4/10
Voorhees, NJ - Ritz 16 4/10
Phildelphia, PA - Puff Theater 4/9
Atlanta, GA - Cinefest Film Theater 4/9
San Francisco, CA - Kabuki 4/9
Dallas, TX - Angelika 4/9
Nashville, TN - Belcourt May (tba)
Madison, WI - Sundance Cinema 4/9
Shreveport, LA - Robinson Film Center 4/16
Salt Lake City, UT - Tower Theater 5/7
Kansas City, MO - Screenland Crossroads 5/7
Albequerque, NM - Guild Cinema 5/8
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Los Angeles - Fallbrook 7 (West Hills) 4/16
Boston - Capital Theatre 4/16
Berkeley, CA - Elmwood Rialto Cinema 4/16
Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater 4/30-5/5
St. Louis, MO - Webster Film Series (Webster Grove) 5/6, 5/7, 5/10, 5/11 & 5/12
Mwahahahaha >:3
Tucson, AZ - The Loft Cinema - May 5 ONLY
Nashville, TN - Belcourt - 5/7
Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater - 5/19
Voorhees, NJ - Ritz 16 4/10
^The theater I work at.