17 Mar THE DOORS WIN FIRST EVER GRAMMY® FOR WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS
Best Long Form Music Video Winner Tells The Legendary Band’s Story Using Only Vintage Archival Footage From 1965 to 1971
Feature Length Documentary Was Written And Directed By Tom DiCillo,
Narrated By Johnny Depp, And Produced By John Beug, Jeff Jampol,
Peter Jankowski, And Dick Wolf
LOS ANGELES – WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS, the first ever feature length documentary about The Doors, has earned the legendary band their first ever Grammy® award, winning for Best Long Form Music Video. Grammy awards also went to the film’s writer/director Tom DiCillo and producers John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski, and Dick Wolf.
“This Grammy validates my feelings about the documentary,†says John Densmore. “With Johnny Depp in the driver’s seat narrating the film, it truly captures what we were all about.”
Produced by Wolf Films/Strange Pictures, in association with Rhino Entertainment, WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE was released theatrically to rave reviews last April before airing as part of PBS’ American Masters series in May. The film was then released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Eagle Rock Entertainment in June.
The film reveals an intimate perspective on the creative chemistry between drummer 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.
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