Dan Wyllie (Eric Cooke) previously originated the role of Fish Lamb in Nick Enright and Justin Monjo's stage adaptation of the Tim Winton novel "Cloudstreet". In the same play (and the original novel) Eric Cooke (refered to as "The Nedlands Monster") also appears as a character.
Released the same year as Gregor Jordan's "Ned Kelly", which is also based on a book by Robert Drewe.