 Although many people regarded Arlo Guthrie (qv)s recording of  "The Alices Restaurant Massacre" to be fiction, Arthur Penn (qv),  who owns a home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where the story takes  place, realized it was for the most part based on events that had  actually taken place. Therefore, what appears to be a continuity  problem is in fact a correct representation of the facts. The movie  portrays the actual photos used as evidence at the trial. The real  life "blind judge" in Arlo Guthrie (qv)s song, "Judge James  Hannon", also plays himself (Judge James Hannon (qv)) in the film.