Stone (1974)

Members of the Grave Diggers Motorcycle Club are being knocked off one by one, and someone needs to find out why! Sandy Harbutt's timeless Australian cult film about a bunch of renegades riding Kawasaki 900s.

Director:

Sandy Harbutt

Writers:

Sandy Harbutt, Michael Robinson

Stars:

Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt, Deryck Barnes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Shorter	...	Stone
Sandy Harbutt	...	Undertaker
Deryck Barnes	...	Dr. Townes
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Toad
Roger Ward	...	Hooks
Vincent Gil	...	Dr. Death
Dewey Hungerford	...	Septic
James Bowles	...	Stinkfinger (as James H. Bowles)
Bindi Williams	...	Capt. Midnight
John Ifkovitch	...	Zonk
Lex Mitchell	...	Ballini
Rhod Walker	...	Chairman
Owen Weingott	...	Adler
Slim DeGrey	...	Hannigan
Ray Bennett	...	Larsen

Storyline

Members of the Grave Diggers Motorcycle Club are being knocked off one by one, and someone needs to find out why! Sandy Harbutts timeless Australian cult film about a bunch of regegades riding Kawasaki 900s.

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle | one word title | biker | female nudity | australia | 

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Taglines:

Take The Trip [Austalia one sheet]

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1974 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Sie nannten ihn Stone

Filming Locations:

Gore Hill Cemetery, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hedon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Vincent Gil also worked as a grip on the movie.

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Quotes

[Walking into a bar]
Stone: D'ya sell beer here?

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Connections

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Rage"
Lyrics by Dylan Thomas
Sung by Doug Parkinson

User Reviews

In Australia, the ultimate "cult" movie!

Back in '74 the tag line for STONE was "Take the Trip!" By the time the critics had finished savaging this bikie saga, not that many people DID and STONE was headed for cinematic 'Boot Hill.' A funny thing happened though - somewhere along the line it was never fully erased from the collective public conscience and in due course the "legend of Stone" was created - to such an extent that now it is regarded as the "Bikie's bible" and sits proudly in the "70's Hall of fame" of Aussie film-making.

It's not even a GOOD flick, either in script, acting or production values. What it DOES offer is high voltage energy and action sequences, mind you the flick is way overlong and quite tedious at times. The plot, such that it isn't, has cop Ken Shorter (at the time riding high on account of his role in YOU CAN'T SEE AROUND CORNERS) infiltrating a bikie gang to see who is knocking off their members with gay abandon. Now Shorter was about as realistic an underground cop as Mark Wahlberg would be playing Harry Potter. What the film DOES offer now in retrospect, is a cast-list not far short of the who's who of seasoned Aussie actors and actresses, all pretty much unknown then. Strictly 70's film-making it paved the way for such as MAD MAX and must be acknowledged for that. Check out the Funeral scene on the Gosford Freeway! - heady stuff!

For me personally, I will always retain a soft spot for this film. I knew Sandy Harbutt and Helen Morse (then his wife) quite well during the making of this film as they purchased my beloved 1952 Riley 2 1/2 litre sedan from me, for the princely sum of $740. (You could add a zero to that today and then DOUBLE it!) Like that beautiful car, the film now remains a classic of its time!