In Val Kilmer's documentary, he says that he got that role in The Doors after he sent a video of himself dressed as Jim Morrison and singing a few songs and just performing like Jim Morrison. Val studied Jim Morrison and was able to convince casting that he was the best actor for the role.
He looks similar enough in the face to be Jim Morrison but it was all that other stuff Val did, that was more convincing. And it wasn't like Val was doing an impersonation either. I think Val really connected with Jim's spirit briefly and enough for the movie.
For 5 years, The Doors was my favorite movie tbh. Lol!

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The only actor I thought was the spitting image of Jim Morrison was Eric Bana circa mid-2000s. Too bad they didn’t make the movie then

They don't really look alike but he was the right choice to play Jim.

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he does look like him in that picture but do you really think oliver stone when making a huge undertaking that he made with the doors movie masterpiece would have casted an unknown actor who was only was known for tv like harry hamlin in the biggest and most important role in this film?
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He resembles him at times
Harry Hamlin wanted to be cast as Jim when he was younger, and even said he was insulted that he wasn't considered for the role
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the look almost exactly the same which is more than good enough for me. also no one could have played him as well as val did. he not only talked like him, acted like him, thought like him but had the exact same spiritual ways of thinking and feeling about things.
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Yes, Kilmer was a great choice to play Morrison. They're both fair skinned WASPs. But they don't really look alike. And of course Kilmer wore a ton of make-up for the role.
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who cares about a ****ing nose? it's a nose, the eyes, facial structure and facial shapes are the most important things and the only things that matter and are essential about an actor looking like the person they are playing.
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Val Kilmer doesn't really look like Jim Morrison. The nose is all different.
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