Smash Palace
“She's my daughter and I'll do what I like!”
Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
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Cast
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Bruno Lawrence
Al Shaw
Known for
The Quiet Earth
Anna Maria Monticelli
Jacqui Shaw
Known for
Nomads
Greer Robson
Georgie Shaw
Also in
Shortland Street
Starlight Hotel
Keith Aberdein
Ray Foley
Also in
Wild Horses
Desmond Kelly
Tiny
Known for
The Frighteners
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Lynne Robson
Linda
No other roles listed
Margaret Umbers
Rose
Also in
Shortland Street
Death Warmed Up
Bryan Johnson
2nd Police Officer
Also in
The Accused
Terence Donovan
Traffic Officer
Known for
The Man from Snowy River
Breaker Morant
Dick Rollo
Uncle Arthur
No other roles listed
Ian Barber
Fight Leader
Mike Beytagh
Armed Offenders' Squad
No other roles listed
Roger Donaldson Director · Bruno Lawrence Writer Peter Hansard Writer
Worldwide gross $600K · United States release April 30, 1982 · Produced in New Zealand
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Worldwide gross
$600,000
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
Aardvark Films
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New Zealand
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 1, 1981
Theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
United States · April 30, 1982
Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 1982 · TV · TV premiere
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