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

Color:

Black and White | Color

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.

Movie Connections:

References Fireworks (1947)

Good times, bad times and very, very sexy! Oh, behave.

Originally posted as a rebuttal to Peter Travers review in Rolling Stone magazine: Good times, bad times and very, very sexy! Oh, behave. Stoned is not an action film, nor is it dull, as Mr. Travers would suggest. It's also not a movie about the band, although they are an important part of the story. Woolley shows us the moments in Brian Jones' life that lead to his early death with beautiful, if sometimes awkward pace, great music, and quite a bit of good nookie and acid. Monet Mazur is breathtaking, Leo Gregory poses handsomely as Jones, and David Morrisey and Paddy Considine are worthy of more than just a mention. Yes, some early Stones tunes would have been a plus, but the White Stripes, The Counterfeit Stones and a hand full of others pull off a nice mix of devilish blues. After all, that's what Jones was into. The Rolling Stones did their best work immediately after his death, I'd love to see a movie that chronicles that period, as would Mr. Travers it seems. After several viewings, I'm as intrigued as ever about Brian Jones life and death. Go to your local video store and get Stoned. (Did anyone else not take into account the movie's title when preparing to watch it?)