''Stoned'', also known as ''The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2005

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about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of

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. The film was directed by Stephen Woolley, and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Leo Gregory played the role of Brian Jones and

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as Frank Thorogood.

Plot

The film is a cinematic work of

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, 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

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, 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 *

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 * Guy Flanagan as Dino * Will Adamsdale as Andrew Loog Oldham * Josef Altin as Bill Wyman

Reception

The film was poorly received by critics. On

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, 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."

References

External links

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