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Brokedown Palace

  • 19991999
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
23K
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Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
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  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
23K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jonathan Kaplan
  • Writers
    • Adam Fields(story)
    • David Arata(story)
  • Stars
    • Claire Danes
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Bill Pullman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jonathan Kaplan
  • Writers
    • Adam Fields(story)
    • David Arata(story)
  • Stars
    • Claire Danes
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Bill Pullman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 195User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Brokedown Palace
    Trailer 0:31
    Brokedown Palace

    Photos56

    Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, and Jacqueline Kim in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Bill Pullman in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Bill Pullman in Brokedown Palace (1999)
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    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Brokedown Palace (1999)
    Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, and Daniel Lapaine in Brokedown Palace (1999)

    Top cast

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    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Alice Maranoas Alice Marano
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Darlene Davisas Darlene Davis
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Hank Greeneas Hank Greene
    Jacqueline Kim
    Jacqueline Kim
    • Yon Greeneas Yon Greene
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Roy Knoxas Roy Knox
    Daniel Lapaine
    Daniel Lapaine
    • Nick Parksas Nick Parks
    Tom Amandes
    Tom Amandes
    • Doug Davisas Doug Davis
    Aimee Graham
    Aimee Graham
    • Beth Ann Gardeneras Beth Ann Gardener
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Bill Maranoas Bill Marano
    Kay Tong Lim
    • Chief Detective Jagkritas Chief Detective Jagkrit
    Beulah Quo
    • Guard Velieas Guard Velie
    Henry O
    • Emissary to Crownas Emissary to Crown
    Bahni Turpin
    Bahni Turpin
    • Jamaican Prisoneras Jamaican Prisoner
    Amanda De Cadenet
    Amanda De Cadenet
    • English Prisoneras English Prisoner
    Inthira Charoenpura
    Inthira Charoenpura
    • Prisoner Shubas Prisoner Shub
    • (as Intira Jaroenpura)
    Lilia Cuntapay
    Lilia Cuntapay
    • Old Prisoneras Old Prisoner
    Somsuda Chotikasupa
    • Glasses Guardas Glasses Guard
    Maya Goodwin
    Maya Goodwin
    • Maryas Mary
    • (as Maya Elise Goodwin)
    • Director
      • Jonathan Kaplan
    • Writers
      • Adam Fields(story)
      • David Arata(story) (screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    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. —Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
    • f rated
    • frame up
    • bangkok thailand
    • teenage girl
    • innocence
    • 81 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • What is your dream? How far would you go? Who could you trust?
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug related material and some violent content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an interview Claire Danes complained about the conditions in the Philippines, heat, humidity, filthy, cockroaches, poor and disabled people. She subsequently was declared "persona non grata" by the Philippine government and barred from entering the country.
    • Goofs
      When the girls are being escorted out of the airport, you can see a large crowd of people behind a waiting line rope. These are most likely local residents who clamored to get a glimpse of the movie while being filmed as all of them are clearly watching the scenario as it unfolds.
    • Quotes

      Doug Davis: You're a scammer and you're a manipulator. You think that I don't know you? You are dead wrong. The only thing that has ever come out of your mouth is lies. Six years old... the paint... the paint all over your hands. All over our couch? 'I didn't do it.' 16 years old with the beer cans in my car. 'I didn't do it.' Let me hear you say it again, Alice. Come on! Let me hear you say it in here, huh? Come on, one for old times' sake!

      Alice Marano: [screaming] I didn't do it!

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Brokedown Palace (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Silence
      Written by Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber, Sarah McLachlan

      Performed by Delerium

      Courtesy of Nettwerk Productions

    User reviews195

    Review
    Top review
    Can you trust your best friend and how far will you go for them
    Although I go to the movies regularly, I didn't see a trailer for this film, and the few reviews I read beforehand suggested it would appeal mainly to women under 35. Being neither, I could have been excused for missing this film, which would have been a shame, because I enjoyed it. The acting from Danes, Beckinsdale and Pullman was excellent and a pleasant change from watching films where special effects try to substitute for quality acting. Brokedown Palace is one of the few films I've seen this year where I haven't been able to correctly predict the outcome half way through.

    For me this was more than a repeat of the "tourist taken advantage of by nasty local/foreign low life" film. While it is clearly a cautionary tale of the risks of travelling abroad, it is also very much about trusting your friends and the extent you are willing to make sacrifices for them.

    It is also a reminder that in any country, justice is dispensed by people with power, and the extent that truth features in the dispensing of justice is largely at their discretion. The film correctly portrays that crying "I'm an American citizen, I have rights" rarely sees an immediate release from jail and humble apology from the local police, nor does enlisting the help of the US embassy result in a company of marines landing at night to storm the jail and rescue you.

    Brokedown Palace is one of the few films I have seen this year which I intend to see again.
    helpful•69
    5
    • RichardJ
    • Oct 15, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • Two Girls
    • Filming locations
      • Coconut Palace, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Adam Fields Productions
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,115,013
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,871,616
      • Aug 15, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,115,013
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.39:1
      • 2.35 : 1

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