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    Stone (1974)

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    A cult Australian-made drama about a hip young undercover drug squad detective called Stone (Ken Shorter) who infiltrates the Sydney biker scene to investigate a number of gangland murders.

    The action begins in the Domain (a Sydney park) where a crowd, including the tough Gravediggers motorcycle gang, is gathered to listen to one of the country’s political figures speak against corrupt big business polluting the beaches.

    The speaker is assassinated and the only witness is ‘Toad’ (Hugh Keays-Byrne) – one of the bikers who is wandering around tripping on LSD.

    stone6One by one the bike gang are killed by the assassins in peculiar and bloodthirsty ways: one has his head cut off by a wire stretched across the road, another is blown up, and most spectacularly of all legendary Aussie stuntman Peter Armstrong rides his bike off a huge cliff, which still looks absolutely stunning.

    Stone joins the gang undercover to track down the killers.  He learns their way of life, their motives for ‘dropping out’ and witnesses their indisputable loyalty to their own people. In the process, he also finds he has a certain sympathy for them.

    Stone was the sole directorial feature for Sandy Harbutt. It was a project he threw himself into wholeheartedly, covering the roles of producer, co-writer (with Michael Robinson), star (he plays the gang boss, Undertaker) and even production designer.

    The soundtrack is particularly powerful, containing everything from a Moog synthesizer to a didgeridoo.  It also includes Doug Parkinson singing Dylan Thomas’s Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.

    stone12Stone
    Ken Shorter
    Undertaker
    Sandy Harbutt
    Dr Townes
    Deryck Barnes
    Toad
    Hugh Keays-Byrne
    Hooks
    Roger Ward
    Dr Death
    Vincent Gil
    Septic
    Dewey Hungerford
    Stinkfinger
    James Bowles
    Captain Midnight
    Bindi Williams
    Zonk
    John Ifkovitch
    Ballini
    Lex Mitchell
    Chairman
    Rhod Walker
    Adler
    Owen Weingott
    Hannigan
    Slim DeGrey
    Larsen
    Ray Bennett
    Amanda
    Helen Morse
    Vanessa
    Rebecca Gilling
    Sunshine
    Rosalind Talamini
    Flossie
    Victoria Anoux
    Euridyce
    Jane Gilling
    Tiger
    Eva Ifkovitch
    Birdman
    Tony Allyn
    Hanburger
    Terry Bader
    Boots
    David Bracks
    Buzzard
    Barry Butler
    Lola
    Leonora Cornall
    Karma
    Julie Edwards
    Bud
    Deborah Foreman
    Fred
    Drew Forsythe
    69
    Billy Green
    Hip
    Lachlan Jamieson
    Chappie
    Michael Kent
    Ferret
    Peter King
    Skunk
    Karyn Love
    Blue
    Jude Matthews
    Go Down
    Bruce McPherson
    Scrag
    Neville Overall
    Pinball
    Michael Robinson
    Biggie
    Ron Ross
    Jay
    Margaret Ure
    Bad Max
    Jim Walsh
    Alistair
    Patrick Ward

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