The Doors: The Doors Are Open
1968 · 56 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 232 VOTES · DIR. John Sheppard
Overview
Sex, death, reptiles, charisma and a unique variant of the electric blues gave the Doors an aura of profundity that has survived the band's demise. In September, 1968, The Doors gave a history making performance at The Roundhouse in London's Chalk Farm. They gave powerful renditions of their best songs. Part of the Pioneer Artist Concert Film Series.
Dialogue Timeline — 21 lines
00:00:13 The singer is American superstar Jim Morrison
00:00:15 leader of a Californian rock and roll band called The Doors.
00:00:19 Through his music, Morrison comments on society as he sees it.
00:00:22 He speaks for a generation who have spilt their dissent onto the streets of the world.
00:00:26 For them, he is poet, prophet and politician.
00:00:36 Like many of their contemporaries
00:00:38 The Doors show more clearly what they're against rather than what they're for.
00:00:41 This film is an attempt to illustrate their report on the state of the world.
00:00:45 The Doors' message is uncompromisingly loud.
00:00:48 Please do not adjust your set.
00:01:18 We Americans are facing exceedingly difficult questions
00:01:23 about our country, about order
00:01:28 about lawlessness, about violence
00:01:32 about progress.
00:01:54 lt's gone wild down at this Michigan and Balbo corner.
00:02:01 ln Chicago.
00:02:04 At the southwest corner of the Hilton Hotel.
00:02:20 The cop certainly had his eye on the target.
00:02:30 The demonstrators got into the hotel lobby.
00:03:54 Guys, let's move ahead. Pushing, pushing ahead.
00:03:58 Demonstrators, move back.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed21
Dialogue density0.4 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line00:03:58
Production Record
DirectorJohn Sheppard
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes232