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Just discovered the "Wolf Creek" movies...holy crap.
Based on real-life crimes. Beyond chilling. John Jarratt, in the lead role of serial killer Mick Taylor, is worth watching for his performance alone. I've only seen part 2, but it pulls you in quick and doesn't let go.
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Also, any of the John Jarratt interview clips on YouTube are well worth watching. He often talks about the factual basis (the "head on the stick" thing in the first movie really happened).
Wolf Creek was marketed as being "based on true events."
The abduction of British tourist Peter Falconio and the assault of his girlfriend Joanne Lees in July 2001 by Bradley John Murdoch in the Northern Territory are cited as influences.[13] Murdoch's trial was still under way at the time of the film's initial release in Australia, and for this reason the Northern Territory court placed an injunction on the film's release there in the belief that it could influence the outcome of the proceedings. Many are misled into thinking that the entire movie is based on a true story, when it only had many influences from other murders around Australia, such as the Ivan Milat Backpacker Murders and the Peter Falconio murder case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_%28film%29
The abduction of British tourist Peter Falconio and the assault of his girlfriend Joanne Lees in July 2001 by Bradley John Murdoch in the Northern Territory are cited as influences.[13] Murdoch's trial was still under way at the time of the film's initial release in Australia, and for this reason the Northern Territory court placed an injunction on the film's release there in the belief that it could influence the outcome of the proceedings. Many are misled into thinking that the entire movie is based on a true story, when it only had many influences from other murders around Australia, such as the Ivan Milat Backpacker Murders and the Peter Falconio murder case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_%28film%29
