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Brokedown Palace | 
 enlarge | Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Actors: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Jacqueline Kim, Lou Diamond Phillips
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 8021
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2000003D
ISBN: 6305714886
UPC: 024543000037
EAN: 9786305714880
ASIN: 6305714886
Theatrical Release Date: August 13, 1999
Release Date: February 15, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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
Description
In this riveting thriller, Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale star as two best friends whose dream vacation becomes a nightmare. Alice (Danes) is impulsive and reckless; Darlene (Beckinsale) is more reserved. But when each falls for the same mysterious man, both girls throw caution to the wind, and in one instant, their lives are changed forever. Now in a foreign land, they must prove their innocence before it's too late. Bill Pullman co-stars in this "compelling" (People Magazine) tale of self-discovery and the ultimate sacrifice for a friend!
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 IF YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT SMUGGLING DRUGS..... June 2, 2008
Charles S. Hoster Jr. (lincoln, ne)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
IF YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT SMUGGLING DRUGS FOR A LIVING, THIS SHOULD CAUSE YOU TO REEXAMINE THAT DECISION. WELL ACTED AND PRESENTED. SORT OF A FEMALE VERSION OF 'MIDNIGHT RUN'.
Claire Danes' finest performance... May 20, 2008
T. Francois (New York, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...I've seen this movie many, many times now and I enjoy watching the movie every single time, even knowing how the movie will end. The reason why, in my opinion, is because of the great performance of Claire Danes. She plays the role so convincingly well that at the end of the movie you actually buy into the choice her character makes, and that makes it believable, understandable and plausible. In the absence of such a performance, I don't think the ending would have worked so well. I've seen other movies she's done, and I don't think she's ever been better. If she doesn't do another movie or reprise another role, she should be proud of the work she does here. The movie would not have worked without her. Period.
 Big Bore-Rip-Off of a classic May 12, 2008
Christopher Laferrera (So. Plainfield,NJ)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying, This a Prison movie, rated pg-13, not to metion this takes place in a womens prison in Thailand!! umm hello, lets be realistic. What prison in th U.S. even is rated pg-13. Anyways, Total rip off of a great movie from the late 80's called "Purgatory" Identical plots, only this one is a Overly Dramatic, One sided, Lifetime movie!! These two girls mistakenly get charged for smuggling drugs, and end up in a prison resort. Nobody really messes with them, the hardess labor they do is cleaning dishes, and they get group naps with walkmen. Weak if you like lifetime junk, this is for you. If not, then Check out "Purgatory", two words Tanya Roberts!! "Purgatory" is what this movie didn't have the brass to pull off. It's the same plot, two beautiful girls end up with some guy they just met, get arrested for unknowingly smuggling drugs. But "Purgatory" is a realistic movie worth watching, it has everthing you'd expect from a female prison movie in a 3rd world country,: Corruption, Violence, Drugs, Rape, Murder, Suicide etc.. Do the right thing and spend you money on a true Classic "Purgatory" !!
Brokedown palace December 25, 2007
JRAD2201 (Goodlettsville, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pretty good movie. Story line and plot flow well. Stronger language than anticipated. Parents should preview language before allowing kids to watch.
 Good movie but... December 22, 2007
B. Lo (studies in Indiana, USA)
This movie is fantastic to portray the depth of friendship. Must watch even though some may not like the actresses cast in the movie.
However, I ordered this on the 17th, received today, tore out the plastic, and figured that the internal disc holding mechanism is broken. Oh well, I have CD pocket holders for the disc, not a big deal. However, this is one of the first totally unusable, broken casing disc holder mechanism, I have received.
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