"Stone" has everything you expect from a '70s drive-in style cult classic: low budget, anti-social characters, sex, violence, drug use, and of course, motorbikes. It's portrayal of a bikie gang still feels surprisingly realistic, and the obvious limitations of the shoot largely don't work against the movie. These are low life characters, so Oscar-worthy cinematography isn't really needed. The acting is, mostly, adequate - be on the look out for legendary Australian character actors Bill Hunter (RIP) and Garry McDonald. There is, however, one ridiculous scene where a nightclub owner tells the hero about his love of the bikie gang featured using so many dated slang terms it's as though he's getting paid per colloquialism. It sounds so awkward coming out of his mouth that these terms must have been embarrassingly old hat even in 1974.That scene, and one amusingly over-the-top motorcycle decapitation scene aside, and "Stone" is exactly what you expect it to be; in fact, it may even be a little bit better.

Director and actor Sandy Harbutt has created a gem in Stone.It stars Ken Shorter who has also been in other classic flicks, Praise 1998, Dragonslayer 1981 and Ned Kelly 1970.Also starring Hugh Keays-Byrne who was also in the classic flicks, Mad Max 1979 and Mad Dog Morgan 1978.It also stars Roger Ward who like Hugh Keays-Byrne was in Mad Max and Mad Dog Morgan plus the classic flick, Turkey Shoot 1982.I enjoyed the drug scenes, violence and Australian scenery.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic biker flicks, Easy Rider 1969, Stone Cold 1991, Lone Hero 2002, Shame 1988, The Stranger 1995 and Hell Ride 2008.

1974 - Out of the cultural desert that was the Australian Film industry, came STONE. Full of hard gritty realism, using real people in roles to fill out the tableau. Real Bikers paid with beer, actors riding the bikes and doing some of their own stunts.Made for a pittance, and a box office success, it was dealt harshly with by the critics, who missed the point of the movie. An honest film that delivers what it promises, little more, and no less.A majority of key actors went on to play similar roles in the first Mad Max, (oft cited as a derivative of sorts of STONE). Speed scenes accurate (no cinematic effects), a good cross section of emerging Oz actors appearing in this. Do yourself a favour and view this film.

Stone is for me one of those moments in time that is etched into my mind in 1973 at the age of 22 I moved to Sydney after a weekend pop festival at the nations capital Canberra the first to be held there in those days. Biker life was much like it was portrayed in Stone yet brutally real, With to much to drink and the wind in our hair we left the music of that festival to ride to our next adventure as we passed the prime minsters lodge the equivalent to the white house my mate riding with me flipped off the federal guard at the gate next thing we had a ford falcon 351 Cleveland bearing down on us, With us on two bikes and one cruiser the math was simple! go different directions mine was Sydney town non stop I never saw my mate again, In need of work I stopped at small chopper shop in the suburbs of Sydney it turn out to be owned by the Sydney Hells Angels(who rebuilt all the Z1's and consulted on and participated in the movie). I was my good fortune to work on and be part of the movie Stone yes a low budget movie and for the most part the acting is mediocre yet it is truly a classic Aussie film, Raw and naive and some of the blood was real as was my experience!! Enjoy this diamond in the rough.