Product Information
The biopic of erstwhile Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, focusing specifically on the events surrounding his death shortly after being dismissed from his band.Product Identifiers
ProducerStephen Woolley, Finola Dwyer
EAN5035822490338
eBay Product ID (ePID)51513037
Product Key Features
ActorJames D. White, Tuva Novotny, Nathalie Cox, Will Adamsdale, Amelia Warner, David Morrissey, Monet Mazur, Luke De Woolfson, Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, Ras Barker, Ben Whishaw
Film/TV TitleStoned
DirectorStephen Woolley
LanguageEnglish
Run Time98 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2006
FormatDVD
FeaturesDirector Audio Commentary \ Making of Featurette \ Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary, Widescreen, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, Historical
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationDirector/Producer Stephen Woolley's STONED is a dramatic attempt--researched for 10 years--to accurately portray the controversial events surrounding the death on July 2nd, 1969 of Rolling Stones founding member and guitarist Brian Jones at age 27. To create his work, Woolley synthesized the written memoirs and testimonials of the witnesses who were there. Beginning a few months before his death, the film focuses on a relationship Brian Jones (Leo Gregory) forged with Frank Thorogood (Paddy Constantine), a builder hired to fix up the rock star's home. Alone--save for his girlfriend Anna--and ostracized from his band-mates due to drug problems and legal tangles, Jones draws Thorogood in as a part-time friend and part-time assistant. When Jones is summarily fired from the band--only weeks before his demise--Thorogood is also let go, and becomes jealous and enraged. Deftly placed flashbacks throughout the film catalogue Jones's ascent and--more gratuitously--his drug-filled self-destructive descent. Coupling these with the volatile relationship with Thorogood, the film discreetly shows the complex causes of JonesÆ untimely death. To capture the spirit of the times, Woolley fills his soundtrack with 1960s nuggets, including excellent covers of Stones material by modern British acts like A Band of Bees and Little Barrie. He also shoots the flashbacks and recreated concert footage with a hand-held 16mm camera, achieving a real-life documentary feel.
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1