Stoned
Promotional movie poster
Directed byStephen Woolley
Written byNeal Purvis
Robert Wade
Based onPaint It Black
by Geoffrey Giuliano
Who Killed Christopher Robin?
by Terry Rawlings
The Murder of Brian Jones
by Anna Wohlin
Produced byFinola Dwyer
Stephen Woolley
StarringLeo Gregory
Paddy Considine
David Morrissey
Ben Whishaw
Tuva Novotny
Amelia Warner
Monet Mazur
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited bySam Sneade
Music byDavid Arnold
Production
companies
Intandem Films
Audley Films
Number 9 Films
Finola Dwyer Productions
Scala Productions
Distributed byVertigo Films (UK)
Screen Media Films (US)
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$187,160[1]

Stoned, also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the United Kingdom, is a 2005 biographical film about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones. The film was directed by Stephen Woolley, and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Leo Gregory played the role of Brian Jones and Paddy Considine as Frank Thorogood.

Plot

The film is a cinematic work of historical fiction, taking as its premise the idea that Jones was murdered by Frank Thorogood, a builder who had been hired to renovate and improve Jones's house Cotchford Farm in East Sussex, though there is a curious ghost-epilogue where Jones comes back to earth to thank chauffeur/minder Tom Keylock – not Thorogood – for making him into an immortal martyr. The film also paints a picture of Jones's use of alcohol and drugs, his estrangement from his bandmates, and his relationships with Anita Pallenberg and Anna Wohlin.

Cast

Reception

The film was poorly received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a rating of 16% from 51 reviews with the consensus: "Poorly cast and sloppily assembled, Stoned turns one of rock 'n' roll's most darkly fascinating mysteries into a cinematic tragedy all its own."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo
  2. ↑ "Stoned". Rotten Tomatoes.


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