here is a 6 minute interview on location of the filming
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categorie...hollywood.html
the song, written by Lawrence Pouliot's (…aka Red Shea…) elder brother, Les, was introduced the the film's director at a party when Gord began playing and singing it.
Gord had 5 prior film offers to this but turned them down …he liked this one because of Bruce Dern