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Brokedown Palace 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: 20th Century Fox Catalog: DVD Release date: 2000-02-15 Media: DVD released in theatres: 1999-08-13 Running time in minutes: 100 DVD aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 1999-08-13 Ean: 0024543001539 Upc: 024543001539  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) are best friends on their post-high-school whirlwind vacation. Telling their parents they're off for Hawaii, they head instead to Thailand, where they stay at a $6-a-night dive and sneak drinks at a posh hotel. They both fall sway to the charms of a handsome Australian (Daniel Lapaine), who invites them to Hong Kong. Off they go, although unbeknownst to them (or is it? this question is never fully answered), one of them has heroin in her backpack. Sentenced to 33 years in a Thai jail, they find their friendship begins to deteriorate as their trust in each other fades. They enlist the help of Yankee Hank (Bill Pullman), a greedy but knowledgeable American lawyer living in Asia. The main flaws of this film are the capital-L lessons: friendship is powerful, don't trust strangers, nice girls shouldn't drink and sleep around. The film's bleakest moments, in the jail, aren't all that bad, and in this respect Brokedown Palace has nothing on the intensity of films such as Midnight Express or even Return to Paradise. Yet Danes and Beckinsale prove they are strong actresses, and their characters' friendship is suitably complex and believable. --Jenny Brown |
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Written on July 24, 2005 Summary: True friendship can get through anything.... I've read many of the reviews on here about Brokedown Palace. I don't understand why a majority said it wasn't a good movie. It had a real storyline that probably could happen to anyone really. Its a story about Alice and Darlene. Two best friends from a small town in Ohio. They had just graduated and wanted to take a last big trip somewhere before they both went off their separet ways. The beginning plan was to go to Hawaii but they were soon talked into going to Thailand (which means freedom). Once there the two girls fall for the same guy (Aussie Nick Parks) He invites the two to Hong Kong. At the airport a certain event happens (won't tell you if you havent seen it) that gets the two sent to jail...and Nick parks?? He is nowhere to be found. The two girls must find it within themselves and each other to believe and hold strong that they will get out. With the help of a layed back lawyer will that dream come true? This movie really had me captivated the entire time I watched it. And I'm so glad that now I own this movie. its a great movie, and a must for your collection!  Written on July 6, 2005 Summary: Claire Danes = Bad Crier I like this movie, its entertaining, not all that realistic. They got the "stupid girls in foreign country" thing down, and the "sacrifice for a friend" bit too, But will someone please please please stop casting Claire in any part that has her crying, she has the ugliest cry i have ever seen, complete with the earthquake lips, and she sounds just like cat when he hacks up a hairball, a giant hairball, or maybe its like a donkey, i am not sure which but it makes me laugh everytime.  Written on July 3, 2005 Summary: Friendship Dismissed by some as lightweight because they felt the Thailand prison scenes were not brutal enough, this is actually a terrific film about the complex friendship of two girls and a sacrifice made by one to save the other. Claire Danes gives a great performance as the girl most likely to get into trouble and Kate Beckinsale shines as the good girl who sees more in her friend than her parents do, especially her father. After graduating high school they cook up a scheme to visit exotic Thailand on the cheap and do something special, telling Beckinsale's parents they are off to Hawaii. They meet Aussie Daniel Lapaine and he charms both girls into going to Hong Kong with them to continue their adventure. Jealousy plays a part as it is unclear at first which one he likes the best. But all is not as it seems and he disappears just as heroin is found by customs in their backpack. What follows as they are imprisoned in Thailand with seemingly no way out as each begins to question their friendship and wonder if maybe, just maybe, the other one knew about the heroin, is compelling. Beckinsale's father comes to Thailand and, of course, blames Danes for getting his daughter into this mess. Danes does a good job at conveying the hurt she is trying not to show for the faith no one has ever shown in her, except for her friend Beckinsale. Bill Pullman gives a solid performance as a slightly opportunistic and sleazy lawyer in Thailand who may be able to help them get out for a price. Adding to the atmosphere is a soundtrack just as exotic as the locale. Everything from Delerium's "Silence" and a remake of "Rock the Casbah" to the beautiful voice of Sarah Brightman on "Deliverance" set a unique mood for a good film. This is an entertaining and thought provoking meditation on friendship and loyalty. A sacrifice by one to save the other is one you'll never forget. Beckinsale, and especially Danes, really sparkle in an unusual film you won't want to miss. Pick this one up. It's a nice surprise. Written on February 1, 2005 Summary: Interesting Subtext and Great Acting make this a Film This is a film, it seems, that people either love or hate. There is truth, perhaps, to both the criticism and the compliments that have been bandied about by this film. One thing that is clear to me is that looking more deeply into the film's subtext would probably change a lot of minds. True, some of the auxiliary characters are cliche' and underdeveloped. But in fairness, that's why they are "auxiliary." True, not all of the sets and camera work were Academy Award character. But once again, in fairness, the imagery of the film and the beautiful use of light and color makes some of those faults less apparent. True, it is a horrible story about what "happened" to them. Yet once again echoing other reviewers, this story is not really about the horror of the prison experience in and of itself. What holds this movie together is the acting of Danes and the complexity of her character. What did happen between her and Nick Barnes? We never really know. What we see is a conflicted person who wants desperately to be believed while everyone, including her own father, sees her as the "trouble-maker" and assumes her guilt. The relationship she develops with Bill Pullman's character brings out this complexity. He is the only one to shower the kindness of presumed innocence on her, and perhaps that is what prompts her to take the fall for her friend. The question is, do you really think she was taking the fall or did she know more than she says? Or was it Darlene playing the innocent victim? We are left to wonder and to replay the scenes of them on their way to the airport attempting to figure out who, if anybody, really was innocent in all of this. Those who like interesting character studies will enjoy this performance. A great soundtrack and a pretty good movie make this sufficient eye-candy for the rest of us. I recommend it!  Written on December 19, 2004 Summary: underdeveloped characters, movie of the week cinematography I couldn't shake the feeling that I was watching a movie of the week, or another Lifetime Channel trauma of the month movie when viewing this. The auxilary characters seem to be cookie cutter representations of foreigners, and even the talented Bill Pullman is given little to work with. Tight, squared off shots gave the entire film a TV movie feel, and neglecting to use even stock shots of Thailand (this was filmed in the Philipines) never really take you away--this could just as easily been a story taking place in the US. The trite wrap up of the story, based on loyalty and friendship doesn't really work, because Danes and Beckinsale never quite seem to be more than coworkers before the movie moves to Thailand. |
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| List price | $9.98 | $14.98 | $9.98 | $14.94 | $14.99 |
| Lowest used price | $5.99 | $7.91 | $3.76 | $2.05 | $3.75 |
| Lowest new price | $9.98 | $8.17 | $4.65 | $3.98 | $7.00 |
| Collectible price | - | - | - | $38.99 | $15.59 |
| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2000-02-15 | 2002-11-05 | 2004-03-16 | 2003-07-15 | 2002-04-09 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 1999-08-13 | 1998-08-14 | 1994 | 2002 | 2001 |
| Running time in minutes | 100 | 111 | 112 | 103 | 90 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 2.35:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 |
| Audience Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Format | Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Live, Subtitled, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Live, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 |
| Ean | 0024543001539 | 0025192280023 | 0012236151074 | 9781404922808 | 0786936166583 |
| Book Isbn | - | - | - | 1404922806 | - |
| Upc | 024543001539 | 025192280023 | 012236151074 | 043396002166 | 786936166583 |
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