"Take the trip" Down Under : the significance of Stone (1974)

Stone (1974) was the first serious Australian biker film. Whilst motorcycles occasionally played roles in other Australian films—for example, Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1973) and Fast Talking (1983)—Stone was the first to formulate a problematic biker culture and lifestyle of the 1970s. Members of biker clubs featured in the film—the Hells Angels MC Sydney chapter received mention in the credits—but not in the way that the older outlaw clubs in the United States were represented in the media.