THE STONED AGE----NITPICKING AND VIEWER COMMENTS

Here are the top things to look for in the movie that are just weird or plain screwed up...A note to fans of the movie: these are NOT intended to put down the movie or slam it. I think this is the best movie I have ever seen and have seen it hundreds of times. Please dont mail me saying that I suck for making fun of the movie. And yes, some of these are out of order.

Does everyone in the movie worship Blue Oyster Cult?

How do Hubbs and Joe hear Tack say he has chicks? They're way down the road.

I think Lainie has braces. Look for yourself.

Is it just me, or does the guy Crump's brother beat up not look too bad for a guy who almost died?

Is it smart to continually break in to the same liquor warehouse over and over?

Horrible edit between Joe and Hubbs pissing in the ice tray and putting it away.

Not a nit, I suppose, but still...you should really try having the closed captioning on in this movie. Its hilarious how bad it is.

After ditching Tack, Joe rolls his window up. The camera angle changes, and the window is back down!

After the party at Muldoon’s, how do Hubbs and Jill get back to the house?

I own Agents Of Fortune, which Lainie says to be a total fuck album. B.O.C. rules and everything, but it’s not a total fuck album.

Again, not truly a nit, just an observation...of course, this movie teaches that the only way to get a chick is to dunk her head in a hot tub.

Where does Tack get the can of Ox 45 he has at Jill's dad's house?

Why does Snotrag let Tack drive his car? TWICE?

When Joe is in the bedroom telling Hubbs that Jill wants them out, the song Burning For You is playing. That song is from the album Fire Of Unknown Origin, from 1981!

Does anyone notice NO ONE acts drunk or stoned in this movie?

Any warehouse that can be broken into that easily deserves to be robbed.

Also, who cares if they’re Talls? It’s not like they’re paying for them.

Joe yells at Tack and friends for thinking the chick was going to go for it just because they have some OX45. Didnt Joe and Hubbs go there thinking she was going to go for it when all they had was the Schnoppster?

When Joe makes it back inside, he doesnt lock the door.

Crump’s brother has about 3 minutes to just REACH IN and unlock the door, but I guess he’d rather yell and scream.

How did Crump’s brother get his leg that high up to kick through the door?

It’s a good thing there was a car there when Hubbs jumps out of the window.

Joe has DAYS to run out of the house when he’s on the couch and Jill’s dad goes to the kitchen.

Why doesn’t Frankie Avalon know where he lived?

I have an 8-Track player....they dont rewind. However, Dont Fear The Reaper gets rewound to the beginning in the car at the end.

Why does Jill suddenly turn into a slut at the end?

Where do the Buffalo chicks go? They just vaporize after Joe and Hubbs see them.

So Jill's neighbor lives on the beach?

At the end, Jill's dad headbutts Tack AND Snotrag at the SAME TIME and they both go down.

VIEWER COMMENTS AND NITPICKING
And now one from Mary, a site visitor..."When Hubbs goes upstairs, as Joe is on the floor, you can see his ankles when the camera focuses on Joe, but when the camera focuses on Hubbs and Lainie...waist up, you see that Hubbs has his jeans on again."

And now another couple from a site visitor. Anyone familiar with The Stoned Age websites knows Leslie, and here are hers. "At the end when Hubbs is running away.. he passes the front door and runs up the stairs JUST so he can jump out of the window and almost kill himself? I've seen the movie a zillion times and only noticed that a little while ago. Oh ya! I always wondered how Hubbs knew Joe and Lanie were in the neighbors pool, and how they didnt notice him jump over that wall.. and how they got back to Jill's so fast.. and how Joe was like RIGHT behind them.. and how Joe coulda pushed a huge guy like that in a pool anyway..heehee.. ok.. that whole part of the movie always makes me laugh"

And from Matthew, who writes: "If you look closely at the back of the passenger side seat in the Blue Torpedo you will see that a BOC shirt is on it. This shirt says "1981 Tour". I think that you can see it better at the part where Joe and Hubbs are at the gas station and when they get out of the car to talk to the Buffalo chicks."

Another one from Matthew, " Did you notice the Marlboro ad on the door of the liquor store? Well, It's advertizing Marlboro Milds. They were not introduced until the 1980s."

One from Tom, "What year was the movie supposed to take place?? Everyone listens to BOC, old Sabbath, etc, yet Snotrag is watching Dukes of Hazzard, which didn't come out until the 80s." Among those who I've written to, the consensus is in 1979.

One from Jason, "Did you notice when officer dean busts them the one time and says he was once called quick dick dean, that someone mutters in the background, "more like limp dick." I always thought he said "more like lick" but now that I check it, Jason is right. Rock on.

One from Scott, "If you take a look at the cars in the beginning as well as throughout the movie you will notice that they arent that old.....some are very new to the times." Very true!

Another from Matthew, "During the part when Joe's tape gets messed up in the car, you will notice that there is a picture above the 8-track player. This picture is the artwork on the cover of BOC's "Cultosaurus Erectus" album. How could this movie be set in the 70s when that album wasn't released until 1980?"

A new one..."heres one for you all....after joe and hubbs finish peeing in the ice tray and are eating jill's dad's pringles, you can clearly see the cameramen and directors in the reflection of the oven face..respects to mateus aleupus, thanks."

One from Drew..."When Joe and Hubbs come back from getting the 151 and they are drinking it, lanie takes a drink,then hubbs takes a drink and passes it to Joe,in the next shot he doesnt have it, then the next shot shows lanie holding it."

One from Manny..."I love the Stoned age, and I'm just mailing to tell you something I've noticed in the movie, since you asked every fan to do so: You know how some languages use "Umlauts", for example ä, ö, and ü in German (my native language, the first time I watched the movie was the translated version)?
Well, that must have been some kind of cult in the 70's or something, because it shows up in the movie quite a few times (probably because of Blue Öyster Cult's name).
Examples:
ÖX45 - the beer
THE STÖNED AGE - Beginning of the movie, Title
MÖNSTR - Snotrat's license-plate
and of course: Blue Öyster Cult
That's all that I have found SO FAR (I'm definitely gonna watch the movie about 200 more times...), perhaps you find more?
Well, I hope you can add it to your page, and tell the world that Manny discovered it:-)"

One from Josh...">when the gang outside the chick's house picks up Joe and tosses him over the hedge, they toss him so he's going to land on his face... but no! The camera cuts, and he lands safely on his back. It's a great movie.. sure, they might suck at making it look like it's in the 70's, but hey, that's just what makes it better =)"

One from Trina..."When Joe goes to puke in the sink, there are dudes outside the window but when they are running away, there are only a few guys and they are all out front."

One from Joel..."When Joe and Hubbs get the girls house. Hubbs puts a cigarette out on a smiley face floor mat. Do you think this is a dis on Dazed and Confused? I dont even know if dazed and con. was out yet" Dazed and Confused did come out first, and that would kick ass if it was true!

One from Brian..."Hello, my name is Brian and me and my bud's are avid fans of this movie and while watching it just the other day, we noticed these few inconsistencies.
Notice that when Crump's brother is kicking in the door the chain lock switches from being locked to being unlocked. Also, my friend Zack thought it was wierd that Jill's dad locks the door behind him when there was to big holes in the door."

One from Dustin..."Have you noticed how fast all their hair dries after being in the pool. It is like they went and blowdried it or something. And also when Tack said he only had six bucks and that was for beer money for the whole weekend. Was beer that cheap in the suppossedly 70's?" I guess so.

One from tvshooter@adelphia.net..."Here's another mistake I noticed in the movie "The Stoned Age": when the police cars pull up to the scene of the party, they all have "911" on the back. 9-1-1 wasn't used until the 80's." This one I can't really confirm, I don't know exactly what year 911 started. Maybe someone out in cyberspace can email me?

If you've got more, send them to me!

Last Updated 12-19-02 (finally)

COMMENTS ABOUT MY COMMENTS

Finally, on August 24, 1998, Stephen Loomis wrote me the following letter about this page. Check it out. (Steve, if you read this and want the letter taken off, I will. I just came across it recently and thought I'd put it up to get some feedback.)

Hello,
First of all, you deserve the big thumbs up for being into The Stoned Age enough to carve out the website. I too am fanatically into the flick.
However, I simply have to take exception to several of the entries on your nitpicking list. Now, my problem here is not that you're down on the movie I love most. It's that you've missed the jokes.

>How do Hubbs and Joe hear Tack say he has chicks? They're way down the road.

This is sort of the whole point. Any time they hear the slightest indication of chicks, they go into red alert mode. These are the sort of guys that have long conversations when they hear that Crump's brother's got some chicks.

>Is it just me, or does the guy Crump's brother beat up not look too >bad for a guy who almost died?

Keep in mind, it's been a long time since that occurred. Crump's brother has already gotten out of jail by the time of the movie.
STEVE: I guess my point was that Hubbs and Joe act like the Samoan guy should be missing a leg or something the way they look at him

>Where does Tack get the can of Ox 45 he has at Jill's dad's house?

This is part of the charm of Tack. He is never without a tallcan of Ox. He actually produces talls from thin air three or four times during the course of the flick.

>Why does Snotrag let Tack drive his car? TWICE?

He's weak-willed. The same reason Tack can show up and force him to come out, or that he can't say no to his mom.

>Also, who cares if they're Talls? It's not like they're paying for >them.

Again, this is the whole point. The guzzlers are so into talls, they don't even want free beer in the regular sized cans.

>Joe yells at Tack and friends for thinking the chick was going to go >for it just because they have some OX45. Didnt Joe and Hubbs go there >thinking she was going to go for it when all they had was the >Schnoppster?

This is sort of a tricky nuance of alcohol hierarchy. If you'll recall, when Joe and Hubbs first get out of the car (and are hiding for some reason), Joe looks over, sees the crock, and angrily says "Hey, whattayou doin with that Schnappster shit?"

I think the key here is that Joe and Hubbs knew that alcohol would help their cause, but they didn't think that it was a rock-solid guarantee, whereas Tack clearly says "All we need is some Ox 45, and that chick is ours".

It should also be noted that in the case of the 151, which is near the top of the hierarchical liquor ladder, their alcohol did in fact amount to guaranteed entry.

>Joe has DAYS to run out of the house when he's on the couch and >Jill's dad goes to the kitchen.

It's sort of a question of attitude at that point. Joe was feeling defeated. You'll notice that when he begins to feel strong again, the first thing he does is pick up his can of Ox.

>Why doesn't Frankie Avalon know where he lived?

The Frankie Avalon scene isn't intended to make sense. It's just there for Frankie Avalon to be in the movie saying surreal things.

>Why does Jill suddenly turn into a slut at the end?

Well, it depends. If you mean 'why does she get down with Hubbs?', the answer is because she was full of shit when she said she didn't dig him (as are all women who deny their attraction to danger).

If you mean 'why does she kiss Joe?', I challenge your terminology.
STEVE: I was referring to her getting her schwerve on with Hubbs after 70 minutes of prudish behavior, THEN making out with Joe at the end.

>At the end, Jill's dad headbutts Tack AND Snotrag at the SAME TIME >and they both go down.

So what? He's a hard motherfucker.
STEVE: But unless Tack and Snotrag were making out or something, one head cannot hit two heads when all three people are standing straight up.

>One from Tom, "What year was the movie supposed to take place?? >Everyone listens to BOC, old Sabbath, etc, yet Snotrag is watching >Dukes of Hazzard, which didn't come out until the 80s." Among those >who I've written to, the consensus is in 1979.

You seem to be making a lot out of this issue. Since the year is never stated, how can these timeline complaints be valid? Maybe it took place in 1981.
STEVE: The back of the box say's it's the "groovy 70's". I would take that as official.

>One from Scott, "If you take a look at the cars in the beginning as >well as throughout the movie you will notice that they arent that >old.....some are very new to the times." Very true!

Yeah, well, what did they have, about a two thousand dollar budget? I'm not complaining.

I have to say, my primary complaint with this film is when Joe says "I didn't really need my nards anyway". It's just a dumb line. Other than that, I'm with it through thick and thin.

Steve Loomis

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