Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace is a 1999 movie about two recently high school graduates (Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale) who take a trip to Thailand and end up in a Thai 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. Now they must rely on an American living in Thailand to convince the courts to free them.
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Tropes used in Brokedown Palace include:
- California Doubling: The Philippines for Thailand
- In Medias Res: the opening scene has the lawyer listening to a tape from the girls.
- Me Love You Long Time: Averted with a girls, as an Australian hooks up with them.
- Played straight with the American lawyer. Justified for obvious reasons.
- Jailbird of Panama
- Toxic Friend Influence: Alice Marano is this to Darlene Davis. Some fans also believe that Alice was the one responsible for the drugs, and that she was a drug smuggler all along.
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