Danny Deckchair
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
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
Julie Sobotta
as Kate (as Jules Sobotta)
Brian Langsworth
as Real Estate Agent
Steve Rassios
as Real Estate Agent (as Steven Rassios)
Madeleine James
as Real Estate Agent
