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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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Can anyone help me?
I would like to purchase a copy of Smash Palace on DVD.
Currently I live in the Falkland Islands, however the Net makes everything possible.
Email is reagle@horizon.co.fk
Its easy to see why Jack Nicholson rated Brunos performance.
The truly great NZ movie, my favorite of all time.
Bruno Lawrence was a truly multi talented NZ icon. This movie showed him at his best.
The railway lines scene at the end has been much copied in movies but never gets the viewer hooked into believing its going to be the end like Roger Donaldson does here.
Great title song from Sharon O'Neil
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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
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
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Brenda Leeuwenberg
Posted at 11.55AM - 22.11.2010
@rex - if you click on the BUY IT tab, just below and to the right of the player, you'll see a link to Aro Video - you can order a copy of the DVD there and they'll send one out to you.