The color, make and model of the sports car seen in the film that Ron steals to go on his freedom trip was a silver Porsche 930 Turbo. The 930 refers to a "type number" for the pre-964 generation 911 Turbo, which was produced during the years 1975 to 1989, and is usually pronounced as "nine thirty". At the time of this film, the car was valued at $80,000 [Australian]. A silver Porsche 930 Turbo also appeared in another 1982 film, the action movie The Soldier (1982).
First theatrical feature film from the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) to be entirely written and directed by South Australians. That is the first since the inception of the SAFC in 1973 eight years prior to this movie.
Second theatrical feature film of actor Jon Blake. Blake's first was Early Frost (1982). This film was Blake's first starring role and first theatrically released movie as Early Frost (1982) went straight to video. The picture is also considered as Blake's breakthrough film.
First theatrical feature film of director Scott Hicks. It's Hicks' third though if one counts Hicks' short-features The Wanderer (1974) and Down the Wind (1975) as features.
Second and final film to date of Australian actress Jad Capelja who had at the time recently co-starred in the Bruce Beresford teen movie Puberty Blues (1981). Capelja has never made another feature film after appearing in this movie. Capelja's first name Jad is actually an abbreviated form of the name Jadranka.
Glynn Nicholas: The musician, actor, mime artist and stand-up comedian as a busker, his actual profession at the time of this film. Nicholas was at this time known well for attracting big crowds to his busking in Adelaide's Rundle Mall and it is here where he is seen in this movie.
Greg Rowe: The star of the South Australian Film Corporations then recent pictures 'Storm Boy' (1976) and 'Blue Fin' (1978) as a Bowser Boy.