Danny Deckchair Movie Review 2003

Danny Morgan (Ifans), an eccentric dreamer and cement-truck driver, has just discovered his realtor girlfriend Trudy (Clarke) is dating one of her clients. Well, as any young man faced with this knowledge would do, he attaches giant helium balloons to a lawn chair and flies away. Faster than you can say "99 Luftballoons" he crashes in the backyard of Glenda (Otto), a small town parking cop who is lonely and frustrated with love. Typical of such premises, they fall in love in an endearing fashion. Despite unoriginal script and enormous plot holes, Aussie comedy is mainly watchable due to its two romantic leads.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Sydney, Down Under, Comic Adventure, Ballooning

Screenplay

Jeff Balsmeyer

Cast

Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon, Rod Zuanic, Maggie Dence, Jeanette Cronin, Frank Magree, Andrew Phelan, Andrew Batchelor, Jules Sobotta, Alan Flower, Michelle Boyle, Jane Beddows, Alex Mann

Cinematography

Martin McGrath

Director

Jeff Balsmeyer

Music

David Donaldson, Janet Roddick, Steve Roche

Other

Ben Osmo, Suresh Ayyar, Laurie Faen, Emily Seresin, Kim Buddee

Producer

Andrew Mason, Cobalt Media Group, City Productions, Crusader Entertainment, 20th Century-Fox