Brokedown Palace (1999)

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers (WGA):

Adam Fields (story) &
David Arata (story) ...

Release Date:

13 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

What is your dream? How far would you go? Who could you trust?

Plot:

Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.

Plot Keywords:

Thailand | Friend | Hong Kong | Lawyer | Smuggling

Cast

Claire Danes	...	Alice Marano
Kate Beckinsale	...	Darlene Davis
Bill Pullman	...	Hank Greene
Jacqueline Kim	...	Yon Greene
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Roy Knox
Daniel Lapaine	...	Nick Parks
Tom Amandes	...	Doug Davis
Aimee Graham	...	Beth Ann Gardener
John Doe	...	Bill Marano
Kay Tong Lim	...	Chief Detective Jagkrit
Beulah Quo	...	Guard Velie
Henry O	...	Emissary to Crown
Bahni Turpin	...	Jamaican Prisoner
Amanda De Cadenet	...	English Prisoner
Intira Jaroenpura	...	Prisoner Shub

Also Known As:

Two Girls (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug related material and some violent content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Thai

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (theatrical rating) | Finland:K-11 (2005) | Finland:K-12 (2000) | Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36385) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Adam Fields Productions

Trivia:

Banned in Thailand.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end of the tape that Alice sends to Hank, the tape visibly stops before the last few sentences of her narrative are heard.

Quotes:

[first lines]
'Yankee' Hank Green: I scheduled the hearing for the Burmese.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Brokedown Palace (#6.7)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Rock the Casbah

Great Movie...powerful message...incredible story!

I saw this movie by luck, just because I was going through a phase where I had a new found admiration for Bill Pullman and wanted to see all of his recent movies and thank God I did! This Movie has stuck with me ever since and remain one of my favorites! The story revolves around two girls who embark on a dramatic journey in a foreign country where they'll learn the true meaning of freedom.

Alice and Darlene were just trying to spend a vacation together before going to college but their trip ended up a much more complicated story. The struggle they go through as they are arrested in Thailand and became prisoners is very moving and intense. The acting is amazing, the images extraordinary, the soundtrack is fantastic and so right for the movie and the message transmitted definitely powerful. I actually can't even find the right words to describe how this movie makes me feel every time I watch it. I know some people haven't appreciated as much as me by the rating the movie has but I swear, this one, you have to see!!! I promise it will stick with you!