Directed by Oliver Stone Written by Randall Jahnson   Oliver Stone   Cast Val Kilmer ... Jim Morrison Meg Ryan ... Pamela Courson Kyle MacLachlan ... Ray Manzarek Frank Whaley ... Robby Krieger Kevin Dillon ... John Densmore Michael Wincott ... Paul Rothchild Michael Madsen ... Tom Baker Josh Evans ... Bill Siddons Dennis Burkley ... Dog Billy Idol ... Cat Kathleen Quinlan ... Patricia Kennealy John Densmore ... Engineer - Last Session Gretchen Becker ... Mom Jerry Sturm ... Dad Sean Stone ... Young Jim Kendall Deichen ... Little Sister Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman ... Shaman (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman) Rion Hunter ... Indian in Desert Wes Studi ... Indian in Desert Steve Reevis ... Indian in Desert Bernard Telsey ... Young Man with Pam (as Bernie Telsey) Bruce MacVittie ... UCLA Student Andy Lauer ... UCLA Student (as Andrew Lauer) Harmonica Fats ... Blues Singer on Venice Boardwalk Kelly Hu ... Dorothy (as Kelly Ann Hu) John T. Forristal III ... Bouncer Josie Bissett ... Robby Krieger's Girlfriend (as Josie Bisset) Fiona ... Fog Groupie Robert LuPone ... Music Manager (as Bob Lupone) Paul A. Rothchild ... Music Manager's Sidekick (as Paul Rothchild) John Capodice ... Jerry Eric Burdon ... Backstage Manager (as Eric Burden) Nellie Red Owl ... Old Crone Victoria Seeger ... Whiskey Girl Debi Mazar ... Whiskey Girl (as Debbie Mazar) Jacqui Bell ... Whiskey Girl Sergio Premoli ... Patron at The Whiskey Mark Moses ... Jac Holzman Frank Military ... Bruce Botnick Deborah Falconer ... John Densmore's Girlfriend (as Debbie Falconer) Michele Bronson ... New York Groupie Will Jordan ... Ed Sullivan Sam Whipple ... Sullivan's Producer Charlie Spradling ... CBS Girl Backstage Lisa Edelstein ... Makeup Artist Erik Dellums ... Hairdresser at the Sullivan Show (as Erik Dellems) Mimi Rogers ... Magazine Photographer Jennifer Rubin ... Edie Paul Williams ... Warhol PR Kristina Hare ... Partygoer Costas Mandylor ... Italian Count Christina Fulton ... Nico (as Kristina Fulton) Crispin Glover ... Andy Warhol Bernt Kuhlmann ... Warhol Eurosnob (as Bernt Kuhlman) Claire Stansfield ... Warhol Eurosnob Karina Lombard ... Warhol Actress Christopher Lawford ... New York Journalist Dani Klein ... New York Journalist Laura Esterman ... New York Journalist Deborah Lupard ... New York Journalist Ashley Stone ... New York Journalist Richard Rifkin ... New York Journalist (as Richard B. Rifkin) Chris Boyle ... New York Journalist Adrian Scott ... New York Journalist Bill Graham ... New Haven Promoter Titus Welliver ... Macing Cop Eagle Eye Cherry ... Roadie David Allen Brooks ... Roadie Danny Sullivan ... New Haven Cop Stanley White ... New Haven Cop Frank Girardeau ... Police Lieutenant Bonnie Bramlett ... Bartender Rodney A. Grant ... Patron at Barney's (as Rodney Grant) Brad Weston ... Hippie at Party (as Brad Von Beltz) Hawthorne James ... Chuck Vincent Csynbidium ... Girl in Car Cirsten Weldon ... Girl in Car Patricia Kennealy ... Wicca Priestess Davidson Thomson ... High Priest Leonard Crow Dog ... Indian at the Outdoor Concert Carmella Runnels ... Indian at the Outdoor Concert Pride in Peril ... Miami Warm-Up Band Keith Reddin ... Miami Journalist Billy Vera ... Miami Promoter Allan Graf ... Miami Cop Jack McGee ... Miami Cop Alan Manson ... Judge (as Allen Manson) William Kunstler ... Lawyer (as Bill Kunstler) Peter Crombie ... Associate Lawyer Robert Marshall ... Prosecutor (as Bob Marshall) Annie McEnroe ... Secretary Tudor Sherrard ... Office Publicist Jad Mager ... Office P.A. Kelly Leach ... Birthday Girl Richard Rutowski   Uncredited Cast Debra Kay Anderson ... Opera Singer Theresa Bell ... Hippie Girl Cindi Braun ... Hippie Girl Michael Braveheart ... Drag Queen Arthur Bremer ... Self - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) Cait Brennan ... Stray Hippie Kathy Brolly ... Hippie Chick Taylor Brooks ... Warhol Guest William Calley ... Self (archive footage) Bob Casper ... Sailor / Concert Goer Jorga Caye ... Dancer Don 'Tex' Clark ... Army Soldier Franco Columbu ... Man backstage in Miami Taber Cross ... Girl Bret Culpepper ... Motor Officer Efrain Denson ... Audience Member Tim Duquette ... UCLA Film Student John Louis Fischer ... Trick's Friend Phil Fondacaro ... Man at Birthday Party Miranda Frederick ... Sexy Silhouette Ben Gardiner ... Guru Tim Guinee ... Insane Vegetarian Bill Hennig ... Hippie Adolf Hitler ... Self - in Speech (archive footage) Rich Hopkins ... Hippie Lisa Joffrey ... Hippie Ethel Kennedy ... Self - at 1968 California Primary (archive footage) Robert F. Kennedy ... Self - Before and After the Shooting (archive footage) Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage) Dave Knapp ... Ed Sullivan patron Mike Knox ... Concert goer Robby Krieger ... Guy Back Stage Mark Lawyer ... Tripping Fan Charles Manson ... Self (archive footage) Troy Martin ... Music Lawyer Kim Meredith ... Reporter Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage) Randall Oliver ... Groupie John Michael Quinn ... Street Spectator Dean Rader-Duval ... Dade Politician Shannon Ratigan ... Soundman Michael Reardon ... Roadie Jennifer Robertson ... Hippie Heidi Schooler ... New Haven Tween Reporter Ron Severdia ... Roadie Oliver Stone ... UCLA Film Professor Oliver Theess ... The Magazine Photographer Jennifer Tilly ... Okie Girl Mariana Tosca ... Groupie John Trujillo ... Hippie Gregory Tutt ... Police Officer Eric J. Van Wagoner ... UCLA Student George Wallace ... Self - Being Shot by Arthur Bremer (archive footage) Alex Wexo ... Viper Room Bouncer Dan Zukovic ... Crazed New Haven Fan Produced by Nicholas Clainos   Bill Graham   Brian Grazer   Sasha Harari   A. Kitman Ho   Ron Howard   Mario Kassar   Catherine Meyers   Joseph P. Reidy   Clayton Townsend

Additional Info Premiere: February 23, 1991 Theatrical Release: March 01, 1991 DVD Release: August 19, 1997 Blu-ray Release: August 12, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Bill Graham Films Carolco International N.V. Carolco Pictures Imagine Entertainment Ixtlan Le Studio Canal+ Distributors TriStar Pictures   (1991) (USA) (theatrical) Rialto Pictures   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue) Artisan Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Avid Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Carolco Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) HBO Max   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Image Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) International Video Entertainment (IVE)   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Live Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (DVD) Live Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Pioneer Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) TBS Superstation   (1995) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Worldvision Enterprises   (1997) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,687 / 20,906 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 6 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1,683 American Crime Story: Season 3 - Impeachment (2021) #1,684 Candyman (1992) #1,685 Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) #1,686 Halloween II (1981) #1,687 The Doors (1991) #1,688 Hellboy (2019) #1,689 11.22.63 (2016) #1,690 Dark Waters (2019) #1,691 Dreamcatcher (2003)