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Stone

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Stone is a low budget exploitation movie, the acting ranges from poor to above average, while the movie is dated and even a little corny at times, it is imperative you keep in mind that the movie was made in 1974.

Stone is 100% Australian, (Written, Produced, Directed and Starring), Not an American in sight. The film contains shots of male and female nudity, as I can imagine Stone was extremely gory and violent for it's day. But the biggest thing Stone has going for it is, the bike stunts, one in particular is a Kawasaki 900 doing a wheel stand!

"Stone" is a quintessential exploitation film that surpassed my expectations, and is a cut above 1979's Mad Max.

I'm a big fan of biker movies, so trying not to be too bias I'd have to
give Stone a three star. It has everything a good biker movie needs-
cheezie acting, off the wall plots & sleezie characters. But to my surprize my wife actually said she liked this one.

Worth a look for the 900 Kaws. Has a younger version of "Toecutter" from the first "Mad Max".

Great movie, very 70's and an absolute classic for its day. One of the best 'bikie' movies off all time. I put it in the same category as Easy Rider.Stone [Blu-ray]

Brought me back a few years, being a "baby boomer" those were the days! Like it was said, you really have to put your thoughts into the 70s to enjoy the movie.

This is the best biker movie ever made and it's dinki-di Aussie,not a yank in sight!!

Early days Australian Movie covering topics that later became iconic. Oz did it first. Great editing and shot through Sydney. Prelude movie showcasing our talents before the iconics of Mad Max and Breaker Morant.

Real bikes, real lowsides, real motorcycle noises not canned 'vroom vroom'. Story is so so, set in Australia; but if you love the golden age cycles (KZ900, Triumphs, Nortons, BSA's and Hondas) it's a time capsule that should be added to your motorcycle video collection.

The movie was the basis for the formation of the Vietnam Vets Motorcycle Club, and each year on Long Tan day,as the Official Piper, I pipe in a number of bottles of "Stones" green ginger wine at our get together after the main Memorial Service.
The tradition is to crush the caps under foot, and to pass around the wine, which must never be put down until empty, watch "Stone" and remember fallen comrades.
Our symbol is the slouch hat on a skull, the same as on the front of the movie jacket, so the movie means a lot to us.

It was brilliant then and while it has aged (as any movie will), it is still a viable 'watch'. It's 1974 remember! While the Australian film industry was dictating clean and sober "Isn't Australia just wonderful Marge" type of movies, Stone broke all the rules. This included glorifying rebellious subcultures, full frontal nudity, use of hard drugs, horrific violence, language which included the 'C' word, and Satanism. In 1974, it was so far past the outer edge that the industry shut the door on director Sandy Harbutt and he never made any other films - ever.

But despite their condemnation, this 'budget' movie broke all box office records of the day, returning some 8 times the cost of it's production. As evidence to it's success and strong cult following, around 400 riders joined the film for the funeral ride along the Gosford Expressway, and twenty five years later when the word went out about the commemoration run some 34,000 riders showed up.

And now, some 36 years later the worm has finally turned... Yes, it looks like STONE is finally going to be 'honored' on the international stage. No; they are NOT remaking it. Quentin Tarantino (in line for directorship of the new movie) is quoted as saying that Stone "...is too good to remake". And neither will there be a sequel in the traditional sense. Richard Cartwright (writer/producer) has the rights and the blessing of Sandy Harbutt to do a 'Homage' movie, and it looks like Quentin Tarantino will direct it. In fact QT has not only said that this is his favorite biker movie of all time, he also referred to Harbutt as 'visionary'. The respect between the two was reflected in Sandy Harbutt's gift to Tarantino of an original 35mm copy of STONE still in an original 'tin' with all the transport stickers all over it. According to Cartwright, Tarantino responded like a five year old in a candy store!

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