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Next door to Smash Palace http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083096/ in Case you didn't know (from WikiPedia). Smash Palace is a New Zealand feature film, released in 1981. It was directed by Roger Donaldson and starred Bruno Lawrence , Anna Jemison , Greer Robson and Keith Aberdein . The film has an R16 rating. Critical Review The film features a number of excellent performances, notably those of Bruno Lawrence and the ten-year-old Greer Robson. It was successful in its home land, and received good critical reviews in the United States, with Pauline Kael describing it as "amazingly accomplished", and the New York Times picking it as one of its ten movies of the year. Bruno Lawrence received an award for Best Actor at the 1982 Manila Film Festival for his portrayal of Al Shaw. Movie website Internet Movie Database rates the film 7.4/10. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Sharon O'Neill . Synopsis The film centres around a car wrecking yard called