Nick Cave used his experience in local lock up to help write the film, he overheard another inmate say to the police guard "Come here so I can spit in your eye!!"
Lead singer of the Australian pop group, The Reels.
His 1981 song "Quasimodo's Dream" performed by his band The Reels, is ranked #10 on the top 30 Australian songs of all time list, as voted by panelists for the ARIA.