Jeanette, In a seminar at the Australian Film and Television School last year they made the comment that the claim was false and was added to the film either as a joke or to problematise the distinction between 'true stories' and fiction. I do not have a citation at hand but can get one if you want to pursue this further. Cheers -- Peter Hughes Department of Media Studies La Trobe University Bundoora VIC 3083 ph: +61 3 9479 3065 (w), fax: +61 3 9479 3638 (w) [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]