Summary

The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison. Morrison's life is chronicled from his arrival in California and assimilation into the Venice Beach culture, to his film school days at UCLA, his introduction to his girlfriend Pamela Courson and first meeting with Ray Manzarek. As the fame of The Doors grows, Morrison sinks into a drug-induced haze, angering his bandmates with missed recording sessions and no-shows at concerts.