Smash Palace (1981)
May 1, 1981Release Date
Smash Palace (1981)
May 1, 1981Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Bruno Lawrence
Al Shaw / Writer

Anna Maria Monticelli
Jacqui Shaw

Greer Robson
Georgie Shaw

Keith Aberdein
Ray Foley

Desmond Kelly
Tiny

Lynne Robson
Linda

Margaret Umbers
Rose

Bryan Johnson
2nd Police Officer

Terence Donovan
Traffic Officer

Dick Rollo
Uncle Arthur

Ian Barber
Fight Leader / Stunt Coordinator

Mike Beytagh
Armed Offenders' Squad

Brian Chase
Armed Offenders' Squad

Ross Davies
Armed Offenders' Squad

Colin Fredricksen
Armed Offenders' Squad

Thomas King
Armed Offenders' Squad

Chris Pasco
Armed Offenders' Squad

Ewan Somerville
Armed Offenders' Squad

Frank Taylor
Armed Offenders' Squad

Mike Wiggins
Armed Offenders' Squad

Ray Littlewood
Barman

Doug McKenzie
Helicopter Pilot

Don Lee
Minister

Chris Parkinson
Commentator (uncredited)

Sean Duffy
Frank

Roger Donaldson
Director / Writer / Producer

Brian Shennan
Sound mixer

David Brown
Electrician

Steve Millen
Driver

Bryony Hurden
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist

Len Nightingale
Prop Maker

Larry Parr
Producer

Sharon O'Neill
Original Music Composer

Reston Griffiths
Art Direction

Linda Cowley
Second Unit

Steve Locker-Lampson
Second Unit

John Spurdle
Grip

Peter Hansard
Writer

Patrick Monaghan
Sound Editor / ADR & Dubbing

Ray Sturch
Driver

Stephen Penny
Prop Maker

Mickey Cottrell
Publicist

Stuart Dryburgh
Gaffer

Brian Kassler
Grip

Annabel Blackett
Costume Design

Dorthe Scheffmann
Production Manager

Sal Criscillo
Still Photographer

Michael Horton
Editor

Derek Morton
Sound Editor / ADR & Dubbing

Rex Rattenbury
Still Photographer

Stewart Main
Boom Operator

Paul Leach
Camera Operator

Terry McGrath
Production Accountant

Kevin Chisnall
Special Effects Supervisor

Mike Westgate
Sound Mixer

Graeme Cowley
Director of Photography
Media.


Details.
Release DateMay 1, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
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Smash Palace is a 1981 New Zealand psychological crime thriller directed by Roger Donaldson. The film chronicles Al, a retired race car driver (played by Bruno Lawrence) who runs "Smash Palace", a carwrecking yard in rural Manawatū-Whanganui, with his depressed French wife and their seven-year-old daughter Georgie (Greer Robson). After their turbulent marriage breaks down and his wife obtains a restraining order against him, Al kidnaps Georgie and descends into the rain-forest.
Shot on location in the North Island Volcanic Plateau between February and May 1981, Smash Palace was the second feature film Donaldson directed. Lawrence contributed heavily to writing. The soundtrack was composed and performed by New Zealand-born singer Sharon O'Neill. Concerned that cultural cringe may result in an underwhelming box office performance, Donaldson decided to first release the film in Europe and the United States. Smash Palace premiered at Cannes in May 1981, barely four months after filming began. The film's subsequent American release was met with widespread critical acclaim for its performances, themes and cinematography. It was released theatrically in New Zealand in January 1982 and became a box office success.
Smash Palace is often cited by critics as one of the best films of 1981 and 1982. The film launched Donaldson's international career. The enthusiasm the film garnered in particular among American critics 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 film's eponymous wrecking yard is a real location that still exists today.
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