Editing Romper Stomper (section)

==Origin==
[[Geoffrey Wright]]'s script was inspired by the highly publicised crimes of leading Melbourne Neo-Nazi Dane Sweetman.<ref>{{cite news|title= FILM / Close to the knuckle: Romper Stomper, an Australian film about violent boneheads, has been condemned as likely to cause a breach of the peace. But will it really have audiences rolling in the aisles? Sheila Johnston investigates|work= [[The Independent]]|date= 19 February 1993|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film--close-to-the-knuckle-romper-stomper-an-australian-film-about-violent-boneheads-has-been-condemned-as-likely-to-cause-a-breach-of-the-peace-but-will-it-really-have-audiences-rolling-in-the-aisles-sheila-johnston-investigates-1473890.html|access-date= 3 October 2010|location= London|archive-date= 14 July 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230714195340/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-close-to-the-knuckle-romper-stomper-an-australian-film-about-violent-skinheads-has-been-condemned-as-likely-to-cause-a-breach-of-the-peace-but-will-it-really-have-audiences-rolling-in-the-aisles-sheila-1473890.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Wright contacted Sweetman via mail in 1991 to request an interview; Sweetman was at that time in the process of serving a life sentence in [[HM Prison Pentridge|Pentridge Prison]] for murder. The interview could not be arranged in a timely manner due to prison regulations, so the two men commenced correspondence, and Sweetman furnished Wright with a transcript of his murder trial, from which Wright drew influence. This influence is most clearly seen in the line delivered by Hando when scaring off squatters from the warehouse: "I'll chop your legs off". It is a direct reference to Sweetman's having cut off the legs of his victim.

That was one of many aspects of the film that mirrored Sweetman's life. A further example is that the characters Gabrielle, Davey, and the punk girls were all based on associates of Sweetman. Sweetman's name was conspicuously absent in the end credits, however. This issue was raised in the Australian media during the publicity phase of promoting the film. Russell Crowe acknowledged the origin of his character during an interview on'' Tonight Live ''with [[Steve Vizard]] in 1992. Wright has also cited Sweetman as an inspiration for the film's characters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-02 |title=Exclusive Interview: Geoffrey Wright on 20th Anniversary of Romper Stomper |url=https://thereelbits.com/2012/10/02/exclusive-interview-geoffrey-wright-on-20th-anniversary-of-romper-stomper/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Reel Bits |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601102313/https://thereelbits.com/2012/10/02/exclusive-interview-geoffrey-wright-on-20th-anniversary-of-romper-stomper/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film was financed by the [[Australian Film Commission]] with [[Film Victoria]].<ref name="eva"/>