Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) is frequently linked with and even directly called Dionysus throughout the film. In Alexander (2004), Kilmer plays Philip, whose wife (Angelina Jolie) is a devout worshiper of Dionysus.
Four and half years before Crispin Glover would portray Andy Warhol in this film, the two had met when both were guests at Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding.
During the Magazine photo shoot, Jim begins to wander around the studio with the photographer following him, still taking pictures. A flash continues to go off, yet there is no flash on the camera, they are still on the stands on the set.