When You're Strange
“A film about The Doors”
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.
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19 people
Johnny Depp
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jim Morrison
Self (archive footage)
Also in
HWY: An American Pastoral
The Doors - Soundstage Performances
John Densmore
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Doors
Ray Manzarek
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Doors - Soundstage Performances
Deal of the Century
Robby Krieger
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Doors - Soundstage Performances
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
Pamela Courson
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman
27: Gone Too Soon
Janis Joplin
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Janis Joplin - The way she was Janis
Janis Joplin Slept Here
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
Andy Warhol's America
Jim Ladd
Self (voice)
Known for
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Imagine: John Lennon
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
Assassinations That Changed the World
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Untold History Of The United States
Tom DiCillo Director · Kevin Krasny Editor Micky Blythe Editor
United States release April 9, 2010 · Produced in United States · Production Wolf Entertainment
Production
Strange Pictures
Production
Wolf Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 2009
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · April 9, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States · June 29, 2010
Physical
United States
May 12, 2010 · Theatrical
December 5, 2010 · TV
Austria
October 23, 2009 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Czechia
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 2009 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
June 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
February 7, 2009 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
July 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Ireland
July 2, 2010 · Digital
December 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
May 20, 2010 · Theatrical
July 29, 2011 · TV · Nederland 3
October 26, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Spain
September 24, 2009 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 1, 2009 · Premiere · London Film Festival)
July 2, 2010 · Theatrical
December 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Celebrating 60th Anniversary of The Doors
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