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The 1974 Australian film
Stone
is possibly the greatest biker film ever made.
Hugh Keays-Byrne stars as Toad, five years before he played
Toecutter in Mad Max:
(Vincent Gil, who played Mad Max's Nightrider, also appears.)
How seriously Stone takes bikes is apparent in the opening credits,
which details the various steps of starting up a motorcycle:
There is a nice race scene through narrow, hilly streets:
The funeral procession scene featured 400 bikers:
The standard rumble between gangs has an extra element of realism,
as the opposing bike gang was portrayed by a real gang.
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