Smash Palace
1981 New Zealand film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smash Palace is a New Zealand feature film that premiered at Cannes in May 1981 and was released theatrically in April 1982. The film chronicles a former race car driver (played by Bruno Lawrence) who inadvertently contributes to the end of his marriage, then kidnaps his daughter (Greer Robson). Lawrence's character runs a carwrecking yard in an isolated area of New Zealand's North Island.
Smash Palace | |
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Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
Written by | Roger Donaldson |
Produced by | Roger Donaldson |
Starring | Bruno Lawrence Anna Maria Monticelli Greer Robson Keith Aberdein Desmond Kelly |
Cinematography | Graeme Cowley |
Edited by | Michael J. Horton |
Music by | Sharon O'Neill |
Release date | May 1981 (Cannes Film Festival) |
Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | New Zealand |
Language | English |
Box office | NZ$600,000 (New Zealand)[1] |
Smash Palace was the second feature directed by Roger Donaldson. Critical acclaim in the United States won him interest from Hollywood, and the chance to direct the first of a number of films financed outside of New Zealand, The Bounty.
The soundtrack was composed and performed by New Zealand-born singer Sharon O'Neill. Smash Palace has an R16 rating.