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!!"
Director John Hillcoat stated at a 2024 screening in Los Angeles that Nick Caves dialogue was largely improvised.
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.