Overview
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Language: English
Country of Origin Australia
Production Status: Completed
Running Time: 90 minutes
Year of Production: 2003
Synopsis
Danny is a working class Aussie fed up with his dull suburban existence and selfish, workaholic wife. One sunny day, Danny decides to fulfill his life-long ambition to travel by air — by tying weather balloons to his deckchair. He gets more than he bargained for when, carried off by a blustery wind, he crash lands hours later in Clarence, a small town miles from home. He promptly falls in love with Glenda, the quirky local traffic cop, and as the days pass he realizes that he can be a bigger, better person away from his old life.
Cast + Crew
Director: Jeff Balsmeyer
Producer: Andrew Mason
Executive Producers: Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Carol Hughes, William J Immerman
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto
Editor: Suresh Ayyer
Reviews
“Danny Deckchair is sheer delight from beginning to end!”
— Sunday Magazine
“A fable-like quality is often difficult to catch, but debut feature director Jeff Balsmeyer has done just that.”
— The Hollywood Reporter
Festivals
Festivals & Awards Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards ’03 Justine Clark won Best Supporting Actress Award;
Paris Film Festival 2004 Jeff Balsmeyer Nominated Grand Prix. Toronto Film Festival ’03
Film credits are not contractual
