Bruno Lawrence,
Anna Jemison,
Greer Robson,
Keith Aberdein,
Terence Donovan
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A key entry in the "renaissance" of the New Zealand film industry, Smash Palace stars Bruno Lawrence as an ex-racing champ. Returning home to take over his late father's business, Lawrence finds that ... read more
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
I found this movie to be incredibly slow paced, confusing, downright boring, and every time it seemed like something exciting would happen, it wouldn't. At least not until the disappointing end of the movie. For the most part I couldn't understand what the actors were saying, whi... read more
This is a real gem of a hard to find, arcane and unusual character study. I appreciate it more the older I get. One of the more interesting and forgotten films to come out of New Zealand. The car wrecking yard Smash Palace still exists today, and is located in Horopito, near ... read more
Cute father-daughter story UNTIL they ruined the plot with unnecessary sex & violence. The nice, reasonable dad suddenly turned psycho on us to extend the film. Very lame.
Incredible film. Powerful and fairly realistic. You'll love it. Very well acted, written, and directed.
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