Danny Deckchair
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 100 min · ★ 6.1 · 56% critics
A fed-up working man in suburban Australia makes a wild escape by drifting into the sky on a chair tied to helium balloons. After an unexpected landing in a quiet country town, he’s welcomed into a new community, finds a fresh start, and faces the challenge of his old life catching up with him.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-05-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (83 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, quirky romantic comedy about reinvention with a warm small-town vibe, similar to Finding Your Feet or Salmon Fishing in the Yemen; Not for you if you hate clichés or need big laughs.
Pros: quirky feel-good charm; sweet small-town romance; likable underdog lead | Cons: predictable story beats; slow early stretch; comedy stays light
Cast & crew
Rhys Ifans
as Danny Morgan
Miranda Otto
as Glenda Lake
Justine Clarke
as Trudy Dunphy
Rhys Muldoon
as Sandy Upman
John Batchelor
as Pete
Alan Flower
as Ray Vitali
- JS
Julie Sobotta
as Kate (as Jules Sobotta)
- BL
Brian Langsworth
as Real Estate Agent
- SR
Steve Rassios
as Real Estate Agent (as Steven Rassios)
- MJ
Madeleine James
as Real Estate Agent
Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer