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.
Fact-based story about the drug-addled and sordid life of The Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones. Unfortunately the story moves so quickly into the sensationalized decadence and drug-induced state of Jones, that the unknowing viewer has to wonder why anyone would care. There are only a few framing sequences with members of The Stones, particularly Keith Richards, that show they had a great respect for him and tried to bring him back into the band as he drifted away. Mixed into the destruction of Jones is a common builder, Frank Thorogood, who is given the unenviable task of trying to please Jones by rebuilding his estate and to watch him per Jones' manager's instructions. Thorogood's life is so far removed from all of the sex and drugs that he sees, that he envies and desires the tawdry life as well, but never quite fits in. Unfortunately, at least according to this film and according to a supposed death bed confessional of Thorogood in 1993...
Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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.
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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. See more »