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Danny Deckchair
Directed by
Jeff Balsmeyer
PG-13
2003
1h 40m
Drama
,
Comedy
,
and more
6.7
55%
77%
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An Aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons.
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Cast of Danny Deckchair
Rhys Ifans
Danny Morgan
Miranda Otto
Glenda Lake
Justine Clarke
Trudy Dunphy
Rhys Muldoon
Sandy Upman
John Batchelor
Pete
Alan Flower
Ray Vitali
Julie Sobotta
Kate (as Jules Sobotta)
Brian Langsworth
Real Estate Agent
Steve Rassios
Real Estate Agent (as Steven Rassios)
Madeleine James
Real Estate Agent
Jane Ruggiero
Donna
Gina Bortolin
Helen Costas
Duncan Young
Phil Stubbs
Garrie Scott
Party Shop Assistant
Richard Johnson
Passerby
Dina Gillespie
Kaz
Rod Zuanic
Bob
Ross Perrelli
Young Bobby
Victoria Nucifora
Young Lisa
Gyton Grantley
Stuey
Amie McKenna
Tina
Colin Angus
Elderly Neighbour
Yanna Black
Police Operator
Maeve Byrne
Police Operator
Peter Eyers
Police Operator
Victoria Karozis
Police Officer
Paul Wilson
Air Traffic Controller
Danny Nash
Air Traffic Controller
Keith Agius
Police Officer
Andrew Crabbe
Reporter - Kevin
Richard Healy
Reporter - Wiry
Sean McKenzie
Reporter - Matt
Peter Cook
Reporter - Troy
Anthony Phelan
Jim Craig
Nadia Townsend
Linda Craig
Alex Mann
Sandra Craig
Maggie Dence
Meredith Butcher
Frank Magree
Sergeant Dave
Peter Fisher
Fire Captain Robbo
Jack Carty
UFO Teenager
Michelle Boyle
Louella
Phillip Monoghan
Fireman
Jane Beddows
Regina Carter
Jasmina Singh
Indian Sister
Rajpreet Singh
Indian Sister
Paviterjeet Singh
Indian Sister
Michelle Collins
Checkout Lady
Lester Morris
Mr. Potts
Shar Grover
Bus Stop Woman
Jeanette Cronin
Maggie Pike
Nick Holland
In the Morning Presenter (as Nick Holland)
Marie Patane
In the Morning Presenter
Stephen Holt
Nobbie Furco
Angus King
Darren Kehole
Simon Mills
Old Codger
Tassa Behan
Teenager
Karen Pang
Sonya Tims
Kathryn Dagher
Debby Lleyton
Michael Barnacoat
Dick Lleyton
Martin Lewis
Macadamia Ball Man
Rohan Seinor
Macadamia Ball Man
Guy Leslie
Brownie
Nino Alessi
Wazza
Todd Hodgson
Simo
Dane Carson
Newsreader
Amanda Wenban
Newsreader
Julia Zemiro
Effusive Woman
Lloyd Thomas
Reporter
Stephen Hobb
Polesitter
Warwick Tennant Moss
Wing Commander Matthews
Ken Porter
Howard the Boss
Owen Buik
Cement Man
David McCubbin
News Director
Serge Cockburn
Max Pike
William David Thompson
John Purchie
Pam Singh
Indian Mother
Leanna Brockenshire
Aus 11 Receptionist (as Leanne Brockenshire)
Paul Eden
Aus 11 Cameraman
Peter Franks
Helicopter Pilot
Leon Fryer
Reporter
Danny Deckchair Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
You'll probably forget Danny Deckchair a few minutes after leaving the theater, but it passes the time well enough while you're there.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
What finally prevents Danny Deckchair from floating away completely is Balsmeyer's seemingly sincere admiration for those Trudy dismisses as 'the little people,' rendered here with as much respect as eccentricity.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
An entertaining flight of fancy.
Dallas Morning News
Charles Ealy
Such sentiments are fine, of course, but they're not the ingredients of groundbreaking filmmaking. We've been over this territory ad nauseum.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
Balsmeyer may remind you of the guy at the party who, after one too many shots, puts a lampshade on his head. It's funny for maybe a moment -- until you realize, to your horror, that he doesn't know when to stop.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Like its hero, the film has nary a mean-spirited bone. Only like Danny, it's a rather slight body.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Danny's a nice enough guy and it's a nice enough movie, if your standards aren't too strict and your tastes not too elitist -- and you don't get overly miffed about huge gaping plot holes all over a movie.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A splendid movie while its hero is preparing for his flight and actually experiencing it, but it's not nearly as interesting once he descends to earth.
USA Today
Mike Clark
A soothing antidote to some of the summer's high-priced Hollywood clunkers.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
Despite the soaring novelty of Danny's getaway, and despite the unfailing, scruffy sweetness Ifans brings to every scene, writer-director Jeff Balsmeyer borrows too heavily from other films.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
What you might call conditional whimsy, predicated on the audience overlooking so many plot implausibilities that it might get tuckered out from all the charity.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Unlike its main character, it never quite achives lift-off, but it is a pleasant little diversion with some very sweet moments.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Pleasant little diversion with some sweet moments.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Simply too frothy for its own good, and the feel-good comedy on tap here might as well be the swiftly settling head on the world's blandest beer.
Premiere Magazine
Peter Debruge
In Balsmeyer's hands, Danny's story comes to seem every bit as awkward as the character himself, and the movie, like the balloon ride that inspired it, ultimately falls flat.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
As for the charm factor, I can't think of any screen couple this year with more of such an elusive quality than Ms. Otto and Mr. Ifans.
Washington Post
Sara Gebhardt
A delightful, well-acted illustration of an unhappy person's breakout from his mundane existence.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
A (literally) lighter-than-air story, full of goofs and creeps and fools and silliness, it manages to delight without simpering, make points without lecturing and break hearts and mend them again without turning you weepy.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
Balsmeyer can't seem to make up his mind whether he's making a gentle romantic comedy with heartfelt trimmings, or a full-court Aussie farce.
Entertainment Weekly
Scott Brown
Hail globalism: Sweet, dumb American movies can now be made anywhere in the world.
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