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Smash Palace is a Kiwi cinema classic and launched Roger Donaldson's American career. Al Shaw (a brilliant, brooding Bruno Lawrence) is a racing car driver who now runs a wrecker's yard in the shadow of Mount Ruapehu. His French wife Jacqui is unhappy there and leaves him, taking up with Al's best mate. When she restricts Al's access to his young daughter, his frustration explodes and he goes bush with the girl, desperate not to lose her too. "There's no road back" runs the tagline. New Yorker critic Pauline Kael called the film "amazingly accomplished".
Kiwi author Hamish McDouall is not alone in calling Smash Palace a masterpiece; "not only because it wrestles outrageously with difficult subject matter, but because it contains two of the most astonishing acting performances [Bruno ...
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Hi Clarion, thanks for your tip...have been on site...they have sold out..to use a good NZ term....Bugger!!!!
Rex.
Hi Rex,
You can purchase Smash Palace from ScreenLine at www.screenline.co.nz.
Best
Clarion
Never got it to work..still like to buy a copy of Smash place...can any one help?
After years of talk love seeing this site. Finally discovered it. Please please please - put BUY IT in bold at the top, and think about mobile delivery.
Get really innovative and sell it to me for internet delivery - even get the content in the apple store. PLEASE - it will be so god fro NZ film
Aardvark Films
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Television, 1985 (Full Length Episode)
Donaldson talks about Smash Palace
Television, 1974 (Full Length)
A Roger Donaldson doco on an epic Ed Hillary Fiordland expedition
Film, 2005 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)
Also directed by Roger Donaldson
Television, 1980 (Full Length Episode)
Also features Greer Robson
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Smash Palace features in this survey of NZ film
Television, 1985 (Full Length Episode)
Profile of associate producer Larry Parr
1982 Manila Film Festival (Philippines)
Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence
NZ ON SCREEN 2013
This website has been made with funding from NZ ON AIR ›
The synopsis and credits are included
betty sinclair
Posted at 05.53PM - 24.11.2012
saw it again last night ---- it is so cinematic---- and has many levels-----its a rolls royce of a movie and will stay .