Via an informal "Name the forthcoming Tom DiCillo Doors documentary" contest held on the official Doors message board, Jeff Finn, director of Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison, gave When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors the "When You're Strange" portion of its full title. This fact was corroborated by musician and Doors fan, Robert Haimer, former Elektra Records employee, Sally Stevens, and others who were active on the now-defunct Doors forum.