Cinema Kilmer needed therapy to leave Jim Morrison’s role

The star that starred in the movies Top Gun and Batman forever, Val Kilmer He surrendered completely in the preparation for his role Jim Morrison in the movie The Doors (1991). He spent a whole year studying the movements, the way of talking and decorating over 50 songs of the band, rehearsing tirelessly to deliver an authentic performance.

Its transformation was so deep that, behind the scenes, the team began to treat it as “Jim“in place of”Val“. Even the original members of the The Doors, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarekthey were surprised to not be able to differentiate the voice from Kilmer of Morrison.

According to the IMDBthe actor’s delivery was so great that he had to undergo therapy to leave the character after the recordings.

The movie shows Morrison As an exaggerated icon of rock and counterculture in the 1960s, exploring their use of drugs, free love, hippie style, alcoholism, hallucinogens and their growing fixation for death – elements that permeate the entire film narrative.

Remember a little of the movie below:

Filmography

Val Kilmer He built a striking career in cinema, alternating between various genres. In western Tombstone (1993) and Thrillers True Romance (1993) and Heat (1995), demonstrated its versatility. Lived the Barely man in Batman Forever (1995) and shared scene with Marlon Brando in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). Your credits still include The Saint (1997), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and participation in KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where he revisited his iconic Iceman – Your last role in the cinema so far.

The actor died at age 65, last Tuesday in Los Angeles, victim of pneumonia.

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