When You're Strange

This film from award winning director Tom DiCillo uncovering the history and previously unseen footage of the Doors, helps provide insight and reviews the legacy of this great band. In documentary style format DiCillo dives into the depth of this band. Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek has stated that "This will be the true story of the Doors" and that the film will be "the anti-Oliver Stone" obviously referring to the 1991 film about the group directed by Stone. That film drew a storm of criticism from many Doors fans for certain scenes that he completely fabricated.

This new documentary was first showed at Sundance in January of 2009 to okay reviews but it seemed to be missing something. Soon Johnny Depp was hired to re-dub the narration of the movie, and the movie has now taken on a life of its own. This very moving and touching documentary shows the band recording six studio albums in five years, as well as their electrifying live performances. It basically breaks down for the audience and shows what it took to make up one of the most influential bands of all time. It will hit theaters in early 2010.