| Stoned | |
| Director: | Stephen Woolley |
| Producer: | Finola Dwyer Stephen Woolley |
| Based On: | |
| Music: | David Arnold |
| Cinematography: | John Mathieson |
| Editing: | Sam Sneade |
| Studio: | Intandem Films Audley Films Number 9 Films Finola Dwyer Productions Scala Productions |
| Distributor: | Vertigo Films (UK) Screen Media Films (US) |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $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.
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.
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]