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This all builds to a shocking conclusion where he truly takes things too far. Smash palace smash palace is a kiwi cinema classic and launched roger donaldsons american career. Having the misfortune of following in the footsteps of nervous night, the breakthrough album by philadelphias favorite 80s sons, the hooters, smash palace managed to land a deal with epic nonetheless and scored shortlived mtv rotation in late 1985, thanks to the catchy, pulsing, keyboardtouched anthem living on the borderline. Smash place is a great little kiwi drama film centring around the lives of a husband al shaw, his wife jacqui and their daughter georgie who live around the outskirts of new zealand, and the husbands life revolves around his obsession with racecars and his life around the junkyard.
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