Stoned

20052005
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1h 42min

Leo Gregory in Stoned (2005)

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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.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.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.

Director
- Stephen Woolley
Writers
- Neal Purvis
- Robert Wade
- Geoffrey Giuliano(book "Paint it Black")
Stars

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Awards
- 4 nominations

Leo Gregory in Stoned (2005)

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Leo Gregory in Stoned (2005)

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Leo Gregory in Stoned (2005)

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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, it led to Thorogood's murder of Jones in a swimming pool "accident". —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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Taglines
- the wild and wicked world of Brian Jones
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for drug use, sexuality, nudity and language
Parents guide

Goofs
Andrew Loog Oldham tries to convince The Rolling Stones to take him on as manager by telling them "I broke The Beatles in America." In truth, Andrew's ties with the Beatles (he worked for their manager Brian Epstein for a spell) ended long before they broke in America. One could argue Andrew's claim was merely a bluff, but being as Andrew became the Rolling Stones' manager in April 1963, ten months before the Beatles broke in America, there was no American breakthrough to even bluff a credit claim for.

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.

Connections
Featured in Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones (2019)

Soundtracks
Little Red Rooster
Written by Willie Dixon
Performed by The Counterfeit Stones

Top review

8/10

Not That Bad

I actually read 2 of the 3 books written about Jones and his demise, and if nothing else, the film is an accurate portrayal of the books. If you want to know what the last few months of his life were like, and also get a brief overview of how he got there (via flashbacks), then this movie will do it for you. If you want something else, then perhaps not. I would rather see a film on a subject like this get made with a low budget than not get made at all. Yes, some of the acting is bad, but some is very good as well. My only strong complaint is that the editing -- especially the sound editing -- is really poor. Especially the cuts/fades/transitions.

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Release date
- November 18, 2005 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Official site
- Intandem Films (United Kingdom)
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones
Filming locations
- Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $38,922
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,409
- Mar 26, 2006
Gross worldwide
- $187,160

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Runtime
- 1h 42min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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