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Danny Deckchair (2004)

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Release Date: August 11, 2004 (LA/NY)
August 27, 2004 (Moderate)
On DVD: December 21, 2004
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Running Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sex-related situations.
Director: Jeff Balsmeyer
Writer: Jeff Balsmeyer
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon, John Batchelor, Alan Flower, Jules Sobotta, Brian Langsworth

When the long awaited holiday of cement truck driver Danny (Ifans) goes south thanks to Trudy (Clarke), his scheming girlfriend, he escapes his suburban prison and blasts into the skies in a garden chair tied with helium ballons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean of the map and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence, where he rockets into the world of Glenda (Otto), the town's only parking cop. With Read more

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Grade: B- It's an odd scenario for a romantic comedy, but "Danny Deckchair" is about a man who gets swept away when he attaches a series of helium balloons to his deck chair and lands in a small town where no one knows him. Whereas he was considered a loser in the big city, he finds success, and a hottie in the form of Miranda Otto, in the town. Read the full movie review

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