STONE

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• Release Year: 1974
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Sandy Harbutt’s much loved 1974 Australian exploitation flick is released in the UK for the first time on DVD in this two disc special edition.; ; Recently eulogised in Mark Hartley’s excellent documentary Not Quite Hollywood, Harbutt’s unique, odd, clunky but defiantly cult thriller about a young cop’s deep cover immersion into nihilistic biker gang the Gravediggers made up of Satan worshipping military veterans really needs to be seen to be believed. It’s easy to see why it took eight years, a re-edit and extensive lobbying from Harbutt (who is yet to make another film) to get Stone distributed outside Australia. With ample nudity, plentiful violence, convincing stunts, terrible acting (from amateurs and professionals) and even worse dialogue, Stone is a genuine Oz counterculture curio which signalled the imminent arrival of the Mad Max phenomena.
• Cast: Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt, Deryck Barnes, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Vincent Gil, Dewey Hungerford, James Bowles, Bindi Williams, John Ifkovitch, Lex Mitchell, Rhod Walker, Owen Weingott, Slim DeGrey, Ray Bennett, Bill Hunter, Helen Morse, Rebecca Gilling, Susan Lloyd, Rosalind Talamini, Victoria Anoux, Jane Gilling, Eva Ifkovitch, Tony Allyn, Terry Bader, David Bracks, Barry Butler, Leonora Cornall, Julie Edwards, Reg Evans, Deborah Foreman, Drew Forsythe, Billy Green, Lachlan Jamieson, Michael Kent, Peter King, Harry Lawrence, Karyn Love, Jude Matthews, Garry McDonald, Bruce McPherson, Herbie Nelson, Rangi Nikora, Neville Overall, Michael Robinson, Ron Ross, Fred Scheiwiller, Rosalind Speirs, Charles Stringer, Margaret Ure, Jim Walsh, Patrick Ward
• Director: Sandy Harbutt
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: Severin Films
• Media Format: movie