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Danny Deckchair (2003)

Danny Deckchair (2003)

Drama Comedy Romance

For anyone who ever dreamed of taking off.

Release Date: 2003, May 16
Directors: Jeff Balsmeyer
Countries: Australia
Production: 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate Films, Crusader Entertainment, Cobalt Media Group, MacQuarie Film Television Investment Fund
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Richard Johnson, Lester Morris, Colin Angus, Peter Cook, Paul Wilson, Anthony Phelan, Duncan Young, Justine Clarke, Rod Zuanic, Jeanette Cronin

Overview:

Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soul mate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth.