Danny Deckchair (2003)
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.
Cast & Crew
Rhys Ifans
Danny Morgan
Miranda Otto
Glenda Lake
Justine Clarke
Trudy Dunphy
Rhys Muldoon
Sandy Upman
John Batchelor
Pete
Alan Flower
Ray Vitali
Richard Johnson
Passerby
Dina Gillespie
Kaz
Rod Zuanic
Bob
Gyton Grantley
Stuey
Paul Wilson
Air Traffic Controller
Keith Agius
Police Officer
Richard Healy
Reporter - Wiry
Anthony Phelan
Jim Craig
Nadia Townsend
Linda Craig
Maggie Dence
Meredith Butcher
Frank Magree
Sergeant Dave
Peter Fisher
Fire Captain Robbo
Lester Morris
Mr. Potts
Jeanette Cronin
Maggie Pike
Nick Holland
In the Morning Presenter (as Nick Holland)
Karen Pang
Sonya Tims
Dane Carson
Newsreader
Julia Zemiro
Effusive Woman
Warwick Tennant Moss
Wing Commander Matthews
Serge Cockburn
Max Pike
Carol Hughes, Karen Elise Baldwin, William J. Immerman, Howard Baldwin
Executive Producer
Andrew Mason
Producer
Jeff Balsmeyer
Director
Jeff Balsmeyer
Writer
