This being an Oliver Stone film, The Doors is less concerned with historical accuracy than it is with using a hazy mash-up of fact and myth to metaphorically explore America's spiritual degradation from the late 1960s into the 1970s.

On "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show," gospel singer Marvin Sapp said he was "little more assertive than I should have been" while raising funds.

The Doors — Oliver Stone’s biopic of 60s rocker Jim Morrison — was one of Kilmer’s defining roles. The film has gone on to become a cult classic, but in 1991, the year of its release, it didn’t land a single Oscar nom. That year, the Best Actor Oscar was won by Anthony Hopkins for Jonathan Demme’s classic horror The Silence of the Lambs .

Actress Jennifer Tilly — who auditioned for the movie for the role that Meg Ryan landed as Morrison’s girlfriend, Pamela Courson — posted a loving tribute to Kilmer on X following the announcement of his death.

Actress Jennifer Tilly posted to X to recall crossing paths with Kilmer during auditions for the 1991 Oliver Stone biopic, The Doors. Tilly had an uncredited role in the film, playing “Okie Girl,” per IMDb. But Kilmer landed the lead role as Doors frontman Jim Morrison—and Tilly wasn’t one bit surprised.

American actor Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors", "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died at age 65.

Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in a string of high-profile films such as' Batman' and 'The Doors,' has died at age 65.

"He had wild hair and he was barefoot, shirtless and wearing nothing but a pair of tight leather pants," the actress recalls