Danny Deckchair

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Danny Deckchair

PG-13

2003

1h 41m

Comedy

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After his girlfriend cheats on him, an unappreciated laborer floats away to a new life in a balloon-powered chair.

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Danny Deckchair mines some earnest pleasure from a concept with its head in the clouds and two stars whose chemistry is grounded, but the comedy quickly runs out of air when the premise comes back down to the earth.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Pleasant little diversion with some sweet moments.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

09/17/2004

2/5

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.

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

09/09/2004

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.

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

06/21/2007

B

A pretty straightforward and competent little film.

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

12/20/2004

3/5

The charm of it all wins us over, and while we watch the tired old twists and turns, we smile anyway.

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Anthony Del Valle

Las Vegas Mercury

10/31/2004

2.5/5

[Jeff Balsmeyer's] playing it safe causes this beautiful opportunity of a film to crash just when it seems destined for the stratosphere.

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12/17/2021

Very quirky Australian comedy - romance. I laughed so much during the movie. Ifans is great actor; he is a chameleon and Otto is very cute.

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joel h

@786Joel 03/23/2019

What a strange little movie. And I'm not just talking about Rhys Ifans being cast as the leading man in a romantic comedy, I'm talking about the overall tone. Danny Deckchair is oddly likeable, with a positive message and enough humor to make you crack a few smiles. It's easy to see why this film flew under the radar, but if you get a chance to watch it, you should. You might just enjoy it.

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07/08/2015

When I first came to BC four years ago, I heard the phrase, "No worries". Then I saw the balloon stunt dufus in the Times Colonist. All these things have one thing in common: This movie. I love this movie. The balloon dufus should also be charged with plagiarism as well as mischief.

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09/03/2014

not as good as I'd hoped, your typical rom com

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06/23/2014

Cute, charming, funny, silly, ridiculous, Aussie... Thumbs up.

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06/08/2014

funny movie, with a positive message

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Synopsis

After his girlfriend cheats on him, an unappreciated laborer floats away to a new life in a balloon-powered chair.

Director: Jeff Balsmeyer
Producer: Andrew Mason
Screenwriter: Jeff Balsmeyer
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Crusader Entertainment LLC
Production Co: Macquarie Film Corporation, City Productions Pty. Limited
Rating: PG-13 (Sex-Related Situations)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $159.3K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround