Stoned (2005)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Stephen Woolley

Writers:

Geoffrey Giuliano (novel)
Neal Purvis (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

the wild and wicked world of Brian Jones

Plot:

A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Band | Swimming | Swimming Pool | Rolling Stones

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Leo Gregory	...	Brian Jones
Paddy Considine	...	Frank Thorogood
David Morrissey	...	Tom Keylock
Ben Whishaw	...	Keith Richards
Tuva Novotny	...	Anna Wohlin
Amelia Warner	...	Janet
Monet Mazur	...	Anita Pallenberg
Luke de Woolfson	...	Mick Jagger
David Walliams	...	Accountant
David Williams	...	Speecy
Gary Love	...	Jeff
Johnny Shannon	...	Landlord
Melanie Ramsay	...	Mrs. Thorogood
Rüdiger Rudolph	...	Volker
Ralph Brown	...	Gysin

Also Known As:

The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use, sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Germany:12 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Sweden:11 | Singapore:R21 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Number 9 Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Frank takes his fake eye out you can clearly see his own eyes in the mirror as he "takes" it out.

Quotes:

Brian Jones: Thanks for making a marytr of me. If it wasn't for you i'd still be alive and, no one would care.
Tom Keylock: You know that isn't true. It was you screwing with Frank's head what did it, because you had nothing better to do. But you did know her...
Brian Jones: Anita.
Tom Keylock: You just had to go and screw it up, didn't ya? Your problem is, you were never happy - even Frank was happy.
Brian Jones: You're wrong you know Tom. I was happy, somewhere in the middle there. The thing with happiness was... It was boring.

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Not for someone expecting a biopic about the Stones.

Powerful British producer Stephen Woolley (Scandal, The Crying Game, The End of the Affair) makes his directorial debut with a highly absorbing and accomplished tale of the demise of the Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones.

I can imagine that some people may be disappointed when they see this - they might be expecting a traditional high octane bio pic of the Stones, which this film most definitely is not. Evenly paced and very well shot, Woolley has based this film on three books that allege Jones was murdered rather than the victim of an unfortunate accident. The film therefore focuses on the three months leading up to his death, utilising stylised flashbacks of his life to flesh out the character and motivation of Jones.

He has cast newcomer Leo Gregory (who was outstanding in Out of Control) as Jones, and Paddy Considine as builder Frank Thorogood (the alleged murderer). Stoned is very considered and grown up. I liked it a great deal.