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DANNY DECKCHAIR

With Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon
Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer

Most of us had seen the reality TV video footage of the idiot who decided it’s a bright idea to tie a bunch of helium balloons to a deckchair with him in it! This quaint little Australian movie is based on this moronic act, but taken beyond this silly event. Danny is a construction worker whose holiday is ruined by his girlfriend Trudy’s wandering eye. A normal bloke, Danny is just not high society enough for the real estate agent Trudy who makes use of flirting time with a TV presenter looking at property. Bored and climbing the walls when he could be camping, Danny gets a not so bright idea. At a weekend barbecue he ties a bunch of helium balloons to a deckchair, just to see if it’ll take off. Unfortunately it does take off, but a bit too much, and he’s whisked off into the sky. A storm blows him far over the lovely small town of Clarence, where he crash lands in Glenda’s backyard. While the people back home and the media are in a frantic search for him, he finds the opportunity to recreate himself in a place where he feels way more at home than his mundane life which seems a distant memory. Funny, sweet and great fun to watch.
You’ll know Ifans from many a quirky British comedy and Otto from
Lord Of The Rings.

4 / C
- PB

1 2 3 4 5 6
A - B - C


6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temp.
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multiple Viewing Potential
B: Deserves Another Look
C: Once Should Suffice

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