what was wolf creek based on?”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_(film) Basis in Reality Wolf Creek was marketed as being “based on true events” in the same way as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Both films are actually fictional but draw inspiration from reality. While not based on any single event, Mick Taylor’s behaviour in Wolf Creek is reminiscent of some infamous Australian murderers. The murder methods portrayed are similar to those employed by Backpacker Murderer Ivan Milat during the early 1990s. Milat abducted backpackers, subjected them to torture and buried their bodies in the Belanglo State Forest, southwest of Sydney, New South Wales. Some of his victims were tied up and shot from various angles (the first torture scene in Wolf Creek is similar to this) and one was almost decapitated with a hunting knife. In addition, the abduction of British tourist Peter Falconio and the assault of his girlfriend Joanne Lees in July, 2001
