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Brokedown Palace (1999)

PG_13 100 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller  -   13 August 1999 (USA)
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Reviews: 177 user | 70 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers:

Adam Fields (story), David Arata (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Storyline

Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to Hong Kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. They are convicted in a show trial and sentenced to 33 years; in desperation, they contact Yankee Hank, an American lawyer based in Thailand who has been reported to be helpful if you've got the cash. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thailand | Friend | Hong Kong | Lawyer | Smuggling  | See more »

Taglines:

A perfect summer/A perfect stranger/A perfect set up See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug related material and some violent content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Thai

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Bangkok aller simple See more »

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,871,616 (USA) (15 August 1999) (1740 Screens)

Gross:

$10,114,315 (USA) (24 October 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Banned in Thailand. See more »

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. See more »

Quotes

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

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

Soundtracks

"Bangkok (Thai Version)"
Written by Paul Robb
Performed and Produced by Brother Sun Sister Moon
Mixed by Clif Norrell
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc. See more »