Darlene is pardoned and alice takes her sentence, a. Telling their parents theyre going to hawaii, recent high school grads alice claire danes and darlene kate beckinsale instead travel to thailand, thinking their money will go farther. The lyric to brokedown palace was written by robert hunter as part of a suite of songs that arrived via his pen during a stay in london in 1970. Yet it is a fact that they had drugs in their possession when they passed through thai customs on their way to hong kong, and that is a practice the thai authorities do not find amusing. Grateful dead greatest stories ever told brokedown palace. Alice marano claire danes and darlene davis kate beckinsale are best friends for life. Convicted drug smuggler tells the true story behind midnight express the 1978 film made billy hayes, jailed in turkey for attempting to smuggle hash.
Its not a great movie but it tells a moving, believable story set in the real world. And the thailand people do take thier drug laws very seriously so you could end up up that much time. Bill pullman in brokedown palace 1999 claire danes and kate beckinsale in brokedown palace 1999 claire. Brokedown palace is a 1999 american drama film directed by jonathan kaplan, and starring. Joseph rubens return to paradise is a thriller that traps its characters in an exquisite dilemma involving life and death. The concept of brokedown palace was based on a true story. Ari herzog alice and darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to thailand to celebrate highschool graduation. Adam fields story, david arata story 1 more credit. They accepted the invitation from an australia boy to go to hong kong. The movies authenticity is also due to the many interviews film producer adam fields conducted over a period of years with american women imprisoned in foreign. Two carefree americans embark on an overseas vacation that soon becomes a nightmare in this powerful drama. Tired rehash produces a brokedown palace august 24, 1999 web posted at. Brokedown palace 1999 claire danes, kate beckinsale. He was shocked and surprised by the scene he has seen.
Marielouise and jeanpaul spend the next 24 hours running around the city looking for each other. Fran from dodgeball is actually a total bombshell in real life. Brokedown palace is a 1999 american drama film directed by jonathan kaplan, and starring claire danes, kate beckinsale, bill pullman and lim kay tong. Brokedown palace 1999 telling their parents theyre going to hawaii, recent high school grads alice claire danes and darlene kate beckinsale instead travel to thailand, thinking their money. Right at the very end, when all the prisoners are standing in the room, it starts to slowly zoom in on alice in the middle, but watch the blonde girl on the left of alice she starts laughing for no reason at all as alice smiles to herself.
There they meet nick, a charming aussie who sells them on the idea of traveling to hong kong with him. Though there have been countless comparisons between kaplan s 1999 film and the much more successful both critically and commercially midnight express, brokedown palace, at least in my opinion, stands on its own. At this point, its the movie that breaks down, spiraling from bad to worse. Danes and beckinsale struggle to bring some conviction to a story sorely in need of it. Admittedly, im aware of several films with similar stories midnight express, return to paradise, and red corner. Although the basic premise of the movie is similar to that of the better, more complex return to paradise, which was set in malaysia, brokedown palace, which tells the story of alices. Brokedown palace starring claire danes, kate beckinsale, bill pullman and lou diamond philips.
The films plot is often predictable and somewhat naive, but the quality of. With the highly appealing claire danes and kate beckinsale in the leads, pic has no problem drawing one into the story. It was based on real life events but its specific story was fictional. Brokedown palace movie trailer and videos tv guide. The producer, adam fields, traveled in thailand a decade ago. At their trial, they beg for mercy and are given a lenient 33year sentence instead of the usual life sentence in prison. She wasnt a real person, it was a fictional story loosely based on several real life people. In brokedown palace we see claire danes and kate beckinsale give excellent performances in their respective roles of alice marano and darlene davis the unassuming drug mules of nasty nick parks. Watch brokedown palace movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Brokedown palace is a fantasy novel by american writer steven brust, the only standalone novel set in dragaera. But in movie, alice confessed that it was her and her alone that did the.
Its title is taken from a grateful dead song written by jerry garcia and robert hunter from their 1970 album american beauty. The movie brokedown palace is claimed to be loosely based on the exploits of patricia cahill and karen smith. There is the brunette girl who walked away name darlene and the blonde girl who confessed named alice. Brokedown palace, which refers to the jail where the women find themselves, never lets up on its victimheroines, as alice and darlene experience their incarcerated eternity. Brokedown palace is a powerful drama film about two friends that are accused of drug smuggling and are sentenced to spend 33 years in prison. It deals with two american friends imprisoned in thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Weve also heard stories of police coming to night clubs and. Darlene is pardoned and alice takes her sentence, as well as continuing her own time.
What was the fate of alice marano, who inspired the movie. Thank for visit my channel dont forget subscriber me. I was only 15 when i watched claire danes and kate beckinsale in brokedown palace suffer one of the biggest nightmares that can befall a traveler. Brokedown palace 1999 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Alice claire danes is a headstrong teenager who wants to do something different to celebrate her high school graduation, so she persuades her more reserved best friend darlene kate beckinsale to join her on a trip to bangkok. But in movie, alice confessed that it was her and her. Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in thailand. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to hong kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. As so often happens in real life, alice and darlene suffer horribly and are falsely convicted because. With claire danes, kate beckinsale, bill pullman, jacqueline kim. As written by david arata from a story he wrote with the films producer.
It is a movie based on the occurrances of many girls across the world and how they are duped into becoming drug mules. Grateful dead brokedown palace studio version youtube. Thinking about the challenge, it makes me remind a movie i have seen before. But things go awry at the airport when the girls are caught smuggling illegal substances in their. While enjoying sun and scenery, alice and darlene meet. This is the question posed by brokedown palace, a slight story of slackers who land behind bars in the most unlikely of places. Theyve only made it out of high school, but that for life part will be severely tested, in several senses, before the. The producer, adam fields, heard the story when he traveled in thailand.
There is a true story about two american girls imprisoned for six years in peru for drug trafficking. The story is about two high school girls went traveling in bangkok. The fact that brokedown palace is based on actual events does not mean it is an actual true story. I suppose that what happens when you have box of rain and brokedown palace one after the other in the alphabetical song list. A 1999 drama directed by jonathan kaplan, starring claire danes, kate beckinsale, and bill pullman recent american high school graduates alice danes and darlene beckinsale take a trip to thailand and end up in a womens prison when they are caught with a lot of heroin at don mueang international airport while trying to board a plane for a side trip. While there, they are befriended by charming australian rogue nick parks. But in movie, alice confessed that it was her and her alone that did the drug smuggling, not darlene. Brokedown palace tells the story of two american teenage girls who are sentenced to spend most of their lives in a thai prison. He knew by accident that many american women were locked up in different places and suffered inhuman treatment.
Ok, so ive been watching allot of locked up abroad and my bx fam suggested to watch brokedown palace. Brokedown palace that troublesome minigenre of yanks ensnared by corrupt third world legal systems is back in brokedown palace, a well acted but problematic drama that plunks two innocent. It is a movie based on the occurrances of many girls across the. Brokedown palace nude scenes 7 images and 2 videos including appearances from kate beckinsale claire danes. Orb, an imprint of tor books, brought the novel back into print in trade paperback in 2006. Alice and darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to thailand to celebrate highschool graduation. Lewis, sheriff and tony are three americans who meet in malaysia and fool around in cheap huts on the beach, gods own bathtub, enjoying the rum, the girls and the hashish. Brokedown palace by the grateful dead off of their 5th studio album, american beauty. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to hong kong, but at. A possible exception might have been brokedown palace, directed by to settle personal scores regarding a true story but the story is made.
Mostly because as a world traveler, it could happen to me, too. He entitled it brokedown palace, and now that it exists as a piece of writing, it seems to have always existed. The prison they are sent to is nicknamed broke down. It was originally published as a paperback original by ace books in 1986 and reprinted several times over the next decade. In jonathan kaplans brokedown palace written by david arata, from a story by adam fields, claire danes, one of the most talented actors of her. Brokedown palace based on true story steven brust inti. When fnow users make a purchase with their mastercards.
Brokedown isnt as metaphysical as box of rain but instead a much more sincere and poignant love song. When marielouise goes to meet her lover jeanpaul, who is arriving in paris on his military leave, she goes to the wrong train station. While brokedown palace may be a sensationalized hollywood movie. Although the basic premise of the movie is similar to that of the better, more complex return to paradise, which was set in malaysia, brokedown palace, which tells the story of alices redemption from brattiness to something verging on martyrdom, rides on the steady emotional current of. Brokedown palace was filmed in the philippines, so it has the gritty look and feel of being real. Brokedown palace 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It is not a true story but it is based on real life experiences. A possible exception might have been brokedown palace, directed by to settle personal scores regarding a. But the real crime committed here is the films amoral stance on casual sex, teen drinking and illegal drug use. The story is about two high school girls went traveling in bangkok, thailand to celebrate their high school graduation. Lewis plans to go on to borneo for a greenpeace project to. Watch brokedown palace online stream full movie directv. Brokedown palace 1999 next up in our girl power series, jonathan kaplans brokedown palace.
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