Smash Palace (1981)
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21% want to see it
(523 ratings)
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 his sophisticated European wife Anna Jemison is bored beyond measure at her new… More 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 his sophisticated European wife Anna Jemison is bored beyond measure at her new existence. She throws him over in favor of his best friend, policeman Keith Aberdein. Lawrence might have been able to weather his wife's leaving him, but it is too much to bear when she takes their daughter with her. Shoved over the edge, Lawrence kidnaps the child, precipitating a grueling cross-country chase. Co-written by star Bruno Lawrence, Smash Palace was garlanded with praise from some of the world's most influential film critics. It's not that good, but it certainly holds one's rapt attention from start to finish. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Donaldson
- Genres
- Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Smash Palace is a revealing and involving Australian portrait of splitting up.
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Cast
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Bruno Lawrence
as Al Shaw
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Anna Jemison
as Jacqui Shaw
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Greer Robson
as Georgie Shaw
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Keith Aberdein
as Ray Foley
- Terence Donovan
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Sean Duffy
as Frank
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Desmond Kelly (II)
as Tiny
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Anna Maria Monticelli
as Jacqui Shaw
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Margaret Umbers
as Druggist's assistant
- Keir Robson
- Frank Hoyt Taylor
- Lynne Robson
