Don Lane

Can

I get zombie Don Lane? Yeah, you can.

Is he on the table then? If a necromancer's involved.

Yeah, if a necromancer's

So the broadcast itself is obviously fictional, but the Cairns brothers built the movie out of this fascinating real life 1970s history and TV lore.

And the host, Jack Delroy, the real life inspiration for him came from TV host Don Lane.

And he was an American host who hosted a big talk show in Australia.

And he was famous for his deep fascination within the occult and often brought in mediums and paranormal guests.

He couldn't be as close as it was.

Don Lane was on it, Paul Hogan, and Barry Crocker.

Oh, we love Barry.

Oh, I love Barry.

I actually think you learn more from a bad gig than you do from a good one.

Oh, I think from memory, and I wasn't a close friend of Don Lane or anything, but I think Phil Silvers advised him just if you're starting to do comedy, keep the little bits that work and get rid of the others and just keep building on it, which it takes a fair bit of character to do that.

You've got to be fit to fail, basically.

You can't hang...

Lane.

Don Lane.

Was that

the one you had in your mind, Dennis?

Go ahead and give us another one, Frank.

Okay.

Also, Don Lane, that's been brought up, hasn't it?

Yeah, that's done already.

Lorella, no.

It wasn't Don Lane.

I don't want you to think like that.

Dave from Mudgee.

There was a few factors.

Obviously, the NBA was on a boom with players like Michael Jordan leading the way, and then people were interested, well, what other sports does America have to offer? And also there was a person, an entertainer called Don Lane, or he went by the stage name Don Lane, who was American but made his home in Australia.

He became the Johnny Carson of Australia, doing a Tonight Show modelled on the Johnny Carson one.

And he was beloved throughout the country for that show that ran for eight years.

There was a few factors.

Obviously, the NBA was, was on a boom with players like Michael Jordan leading the way, and then people were interested, "Well, what other sports do, does America have to offer?" And also there was a, a person, a entertainer called Don Lane, or he went by the, the, the stage name Don Lane, who was American but made his home in Australia.

He became the Johnny Carson of Australia, doing a Tonight Show modeled on the Johnny Carson one.

And he was beloved throughout the country for that show that ran for eight years, and he- Hit 50 and he decided that's enough of that.