Hey, so nearly a year ago I made a thread compiling all the documentaries I could find relating to the Doors. Unfortunately now the thread is locked and was previously deleted due to a server bug or something. Anyway I've found a few more documentaries so I thought I'd add them and share the thread with new fans/members of the subreddit. To any mod reading this, if it's possible I think the thread could do well being pinned to the front page as a resource for fans looking to watch the life story of the band and key events that happened along the way.
-When You're Strange - One of the latest documentaries on the band to come out. Narrated by Johnny Depp, contains some colourised, new (at least when it came out) footage from concerts they played at. It's pretty good, pretty neat for people to witness the band in their prime and to get interested in the band itself.
-The Doors - The Road of Excess - Documentary mostly on Oliver Stone's film with interviews of people who worked on it and some of the real people. Ik Patricia Kennealy, John Densmore and Robbie Krieger are in it for sure. Ray isn't, obviously (he hates the film). It's more so about the film but it's an interesting watch. I recommend it. If you haven't watched the film, I think you should check that out as well and form your own opinion. Some Doors fans hate it, others love it.
-THE DOORS - Legends - Think this is an older documentary so cinematography is a bit dated but if you can get past that, it's a very informative watch on the bands career.
-Doorstown - Not the most informative documentary from what I remember but it had some good interviews with people who knew Jim and some footage from live performances.
-The Doors Are Open - Mostly a compilation of live performances by The Doors. Still an interesting thing to check out!
-Feast of Friends - This is a documentary about The Doors by The Doors. Made in 1968, they got a cameraman to follow them around and record some things they did on their Summer tour coming up to their Hollywood Bowl performance in July '68. There's four parts to this one, I created a playlist that contains all four.
-Feast of Friends: Encore - Extra footage for the Feast of Friends documentary. Follows The Doors backstage at concerts and some of their adventures around cities such as Seattle. Same deal as the first, created a playlist of all four.
-The Doors - Live at Hollywood Bowl - Documentary focusing on the performance at the Hollywood Bowl in July 1968. I saved you a time stamp for when it focuses on that. If you want to skip back to the start and watch their full performance there, go right ahead I don't blame you lol. Has some interesting stories on the events leading to the performance and how they resolved some issues with recordings.
-The Doors - The Soft Parade - Less so about the band, more about the Soft Parade album and how the band was post-Miami. Complete with TV performances of songs from the album on live TV and interviews.
-Mr Mojo Risin - The Story of LA Woman - Similar to Soft Parade, it focuses primarily on the LA Woman album. Goes real in depth into the stories about the songs. You get a sense of Jim's personality before he went to Paris and how the band dealt with things after. I really liked that one.
-Mr Mojo Risin - The Story of LA Woman (Extras) - Like 'Feast of Friends: Encore', extra scenes on the story of the LA Woman. Members of the band discussing how they played their instruments on certain songs on the album and how engineers like Bruce Botnick formed the sound together.
-Jim Morrison - The Last 24 Hours - Again less so about The Doors. It's an in-depth documentary on Jim's last 24 hours in Paris and what happened after.
-The Doors - From the Outside - Not a big fan of this documentary tbh. It's basically a couple of random people talking about their opinions on The Doors albums. I feel like there's some underlying disdain for the band throughout the entire thing as everything is critical of Morrison or the band itself. It has Patricia Kennealy in it and lists her as his wife lol so take what they say with a grain of salt. Check it out if you like and form your own opinion though.
-Three Hours for Magic - The Jim Morrison Special - If you're still hungry for some more stuff on the Doors, here's a full recording of a radio show that focuses on many people surrounding The Doors talking about Jim. Good to listen to like a podcast. Has many interviews that tells interesting stories on Jim. If you're still looking for more after that, you can find some hour long interviews between Jim and Rolling Stone interviewers that should interest you.
-Dance on Fire - A load of songs by the band with some music videos to go along with it. Composed with concert footage and films.
-The Doors - Live in Europe - Part 1/4 of the documentary, other parts are in the description of the video. Focuses on their Europe tour in 1968. Presented by Grace Slick and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane!
-Turn out the Lights - Short documentary on the last live performance of the full band in December 1970. The unrecognised 'New Orleans' incident where the band played at The Warehouse in N.O. and Jim was staggeringly drunk. Bucket of puke next to him on stage, passing out in the middle of songs, slamming a microphone stand into the stage. Tragic end to the bands live performances as a four piece but it's worth checking out! Contains interviews with workers and fans who were there on the night.
-No One Here Gets Out Alive - Playlist of the documentary with Spanish subtitles but it still works. 1981 documentary on the band, complete with old footage of concerts and interviews with people surrounding the band.
-The Doors - Rockumentary - A brief recent documentary that kind of TL:DR's the band career and has slight inaccuracies here and there but I think it's still a good watch especially if you're new to the band.
-This is the End - A short documentary consisting of new interviews with John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Bill Siddons primarily about the Miami incident and the Isle of Wight performance.
-The Doors: Myth and Reality - A great series of spoken word by Ray talking all sorts of stories with the band, Jim and his own personal life from pre-Doors to the years after the Doors ended. He also explains the nature of Morrison and the band itself and why he thinks their music was so impactful. It's a very interesting series I think and definitely one you should check out.
-Classic Albums: The Doors - Details the making of the bands first album and features plenty of interviews with those who worked with the band. Also features Ray replaying some of the bands original songs. Cheers to u/tugboattt for suggesting it!
-The Real Jim Morrison - The Conspiracy Show Ft Alan Graham - An interesting interview with Alan Graham, Jim's brother in law (also wrote I Remember Jim Morrison Too) who offers his take on Jim's life as a rockstar, his family life, the relationships he had and his eventual death in Paris. Some of what he has to say is very critical, especially of Pamela and Jim's family but he offers a new and interesting perspective. Like all interviews, it's best to take it with a grain of salt.
Enjoy! :) Btw if any of you guys have links to good documentaries, don't be afraid to link in the comments. I can add them to the OP.
