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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 of 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

  • Leo Gregory as Brian Jones
  • Paddy Considine as Frank Thorogood
  • David Morrissey as Tom Keylock
  • Ben Whishaw as Keith Richards
  • Luke de Woolfson as Mick Jagger
  • Tuva Novotny as Anna Wohlin
  • Amelia Warner as Janet
  • Monet Mazur as Anita Pallenberg
  • Ras Barker as The Lodger
  • Gary Love as Jeff
  • Will Adamsdale as Andrew Loog Oldham
  • Josef Altin as Bill Wyman

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.

Year 2005
ReleaseDate 2005-11-18
RuntimeMins 102
RuntimeStr 1h 42min
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.
Awards Awards, 4 nominations
Directors Stephen Woolley
Writers Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Geoffrey Giuliano
Stars Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, David Morrissey
Produced by Andrew Brown,Nadia Chalfin,Finola Dwyer,Ian Prior,Neal Purvis,Charles Salmon,Gary Smith,Robert Wade,Paul White,Stephen Woolley
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography by John Mathieson
Film Editing by Sam Sneade
Casting By Susie Figgis
Production Design by John Beard
Art Direction by Ray Chan
Set Decoration by Joanne Woollard
Costume Design by Roger Burton
Makeup Department Gemma Curran,Nathaniel De Lineadeus,Chris Lyons,Ameneh Mahloudji,Gillian Thomas,Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Production Management Zakaria Alaoui,Denise Bridgeman,Polly Duval,Shuna Frood,Sasha Dein Fugazzola,Bobby Prince,John P. Watson
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Yann Mari Faget,Henry Forsyth,Olivia Lloyd,Deborah Saban
Art Department Thomas Brown,Tom Brown,Dominic Capon,Sarah Forbes,Mark Geeson,Emily Lutyens,Steve Macdonald,Rachid Quiat,Amin Rharda,Graham Salkeld,Keith Short,Keith Vowles,Lotta Wolgers,Mickey Woolfson
Sound Department Julie Ankerson,Oliver Bunker,Chris Burdon,Matthew Collinge,Michael Maroussas,Kate Morath,Rob Prynne,Danny Sheehan,Dave Sloss,Sven Taits,Andy Thompson,Martin Trevis
Special Effects by Bob Hollow,Curtis Iggulden
Visual Effects by Kris Anderson,Phil Attfield,Paul Beard,Gavain Browne,Adam Christopher,Richard Collis,Simon Frame,Spencer Friend,Tom Hocking,Isaac Layish,Tom Pegg
Stunts Michael Byrch,Gerry Crampton,Gary Hoptrough,Robert Schofield
Camera and Electrical Department Aziz Bizzi,Craig Bloor,Ashley Bond,Brahim Bouaa,Kerry Brown,Paul Edwards,Ismail El Moulloua,My Mustapha Elidrissi,Paul Hatchman,Angus Hudson,Dylan Jones,Alan Martin,Keith McNamara,Ross McNamara,Terence Montague,Ian Mulchany,Mark Nutkins,Mark Packman,Rod Patterson,Basil Smith,Richard Hubert Smith,Mike Valentine
Casting Department Vanessa Baker,Géraldine Bergé,Brendan Donnison,Lucy Tudhope
Costume and Wardrobe Department Heather Bull,Kate Forbes,Gabrielle Spanswick,Emily-Rose Yiaxis
Editorial Department Hattie Dalton,Vanessa Wood,Alex Panton,Ella Smith
Location Management Youssef Abagourram,Khalid Banoujaafar,Mohamed Benhmamane,David Broder,Faical Hajji,Billy Pegg,Camilla Stephenson,Dan Whitty
Music Department David Arnold,Mark Berrow,Peter Clarke,Chris Cozens,Nicholas Dodd,Karen Elliott,Geoff Foster,Becca Gatrell,Skaila Kanga,Stuart Morton,Rob Playford,Steven Price,Bruce White,Rachel Bolt
Script and Continuity Department Christine Lindsjöö,Elizabeth Tremblay,Anna Wohlin
Transportation Department Tony Power
Additional Crew Mark Biver,Denise Bridgeman,Frank Budgen,Anders Bundgaard,Jake Cook,Adam Davies,Andrew Gwyn Davies,Annalise Davis,Clifford De Spenser,Sasha Dein Fugazzola,Avalon Giuliano,Andy Gray,Camille Holm,Kelly Howard-Garde,Billy Hurman,Paula Jack,Demetri Jagger,Tom Keylock,Khadja Koulla,Christine Lindsjöö,Peter Malin,John Morgan,Lancelot Narayan,Monica Nath,Peter Ogunsalu,Jo Pond,Ian Prior,Terry Rawlings,Lucil Smith,Jane Trower,Ozgur Uyanik,Joan Washington,Lucy Wilson,Liam Winn,Anna Wohlin,Vanessa Zachos,Josh Alexander,Steve Zielinski
Genres Biography, Drama, Music
Companies Number 9 Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, Scala Productions
Countries UK
Languages Swedish, English
ContentRating R
ImDbRating 5.7
ImDbRatingVotes 4065
MetacriticRating 41
Keywords reference to brian jones,swimming,swimming pool,the rolling stones,sex