Danny Deckchair (2003)

Director:

Jeff Balsmeyer

Writers:

Jeff Balsmeyer (written by)
Lizzie Bryant (additional dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

31 July 2003 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

For anyone who ever dreamed of taking off.

Plot:

An Aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons.

Plot Keywords:

Balloon | Vacation | Escape | Helium | Truck

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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 Woman
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 (as Ross Pirrelli)
Victoria Nucifora	...	Young Lisa
Gyton Grantley	...	Stuey
Amie McKenna	...	Tina
Colin Angus	...	Elderly Neighbour (as Colin Agnus)
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 (as Phillip Monaghan)
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 Nicholas 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 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janet Edwards	...	Principal Nail Artist (uncredited)
Hamish Roxburgh	...	Pilot (uncredited)
Dale Sinden	...	News Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeff Balsmeyer

Writing credits
Jeff Balsmeyer		(written by)
Lizzie Bryant		(additional dialogue) &
Tim Gooding		(additional dialogue)

Produced by
Howard Baldwin	....	executive producer
Karen Elise Baldwin	....	executive producer (as Karen Baldwin)
Lizzie Bryant	....	co-producer
Carol Hughes	....	executive producer
William J. Immerman	....	executive producer
Andrew Mason	....	producer
Amber Naismith	....	line producer

Original Music by
David Donaldson
Steve Roche
Janet Roddick

Cinematography by
Martin McGrath		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Suresh Ayyar

Casting by
Ann Robinson

Production Design by
Kim Buddee

Art Direction by
Laurie Faen

Set Decoration by
Rebecca Cohen

Costume Design by
Emily Seresin

Makeup Department
Kylie Clarke	....	wig maker
Donna Kennedy	....	additional makeup artist
Stephanie Larman	....	hair stylist supervisor
Stephanie Larman	....	makeup supervisor
Suzanne Meaney	....	hair stylist
Suzanne Meaney	....	makeup artist
Sheldon Wade	....	hair stylist
Sheldon Wade	....	makeup artist
Nadine Wilkie	....	hair stylist
Nadine Wilkie	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lorelle Adamson	....	production manager
Gordon Andersen	....	assistant unit manager
Gordon Andersen	....	unit manager: second unit
Bronwyn Gerathy	....	post-production supervisor
Cameron Wintour	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Blaiklock	....	second unit director
Sam Long	....	second assistant director: second unit
Scott Lovelock	....	third assistant director
Noni Roy	....	second assistant director
Julian Ryan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Chris Webb	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kerry Audsley	....	location set finisher
Peter Bellew	....	carpenter
Tony Blair	....	location set finisher
Adrian Britnell	....	art department stand-by: second unit
Frances Buddee	....	assistant art director
Nicholas Burton	....	set finisher
Marcus Dwyer	....	art department runner
Marianne Evans	....	art department coordinator
Beth Garswood	....	graphic artist
Bill Goodes	....	props buyer
Alar Hordern	....	greens assistant
Peter Hordern	....	greensman
John Jenkinson	....	construction manager
Peter Kobicek	....	assistant stand-by props (as Peter Kodicek)
Jeffrey Madden	....	carpenter
Robert Moxham	....	stand-by props
Peter Pound	....	storyboard artist
Mark Sullivan	....	location construction manager
David Tier	....	art department runner
Bill Undery	....	scenic artist
Kerrie Van Lambaart	....	set dresser
Kate Hunter Walker	....	props buyer
Robert Wood	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Glenn Butler	....	mix assistant
Andy Duncan	....	boom operator
Gary Hamden	....	cableman
Gary Hamden	....	second boom operator
Sonal Joshi	....	additional sound editor
Adrian Medhurst	....	foley artist
Nada Mikas	....	dialogue editor
Jo Mion	....	sound effects editor
Linda Murdoch	....	additional sound editor
Bronwyn Murphy	....	assistant sound editor
John O'Connell	....	sound recordist: second unit
Ben Osmo	....	sound recordist
Julie Pearce	....	adr engineer
Andrew Plain	....	supervising sound editor
Emily Reynolds	....	assistant sound editor
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Robert Sullivan	....	sound mixer
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	dialogue editor
Bill Walker	....	sound mix liaison: Atlab Australia
Mark Ward	....	sound effects editor
Andy Wright	....	adr engineer
Tony Young	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Tom Davies	....	special effects coordinator
Lloyd Finnemore	....	special effects technician
Cat Hart	....	special effects technician (as Cath Hart)
Tad Pride	....	special effects supervisor
Dougal Thompson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Tim Baier	....	senior compositor: Fuel International
Jason Bath	....	visual effects producer: Fuel International
Jason Billington	....	assistant compositor: Fuel International
Kent Boswell	....	visual effects production manager: Fuel International
Dexter Davey	....	additional compositor: Pulse FX
Chris Davies	....	compositor: Fuel International
Joe Farrell	....	flame compositor: Fuel International
Ghita Fiorelli	....	additional compositor: Pulse FX
Mark Harmon	....	digital color grader: Animal Logic Film
Mark Harmon	....	opticals: Animal Logic Film
Andrew Hellen	....	computer graphics supervisor: Fuel International
Howard Hill	....	systems administrator: Fuel International
Stefan Litterini	....	senior computer graphic artist: Fuel International
Simon Maddison	....	computer graphics supervisor: Fuel International
Steve Matson	....	senior compositor: Fuel International
Dave Morley	....	visual effects supervisor: Fuel International
Rebecca Murphy	....	visual effects editor
David Nelson	....	matte painter: Fuel International
Robert Nicol	....	additional compositor: Pulse FX (as Rob Nicol)
Jongsu Oh	....	computer graphics artist: Fuel International
Jamie Wood	....	compositor: Fuel International

Stunts
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt performer
Nash Edgerton	....	stunt performer
Tony Lynch	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Rocky McDonald	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Mitchell	....	stunt performer
Brett Praed	....	stunt performer
Cathie Small	....	stunt performer
Avril Wynne	....	stunt performer
Nash Edgerton	....	stunt double: Rhys Ifans (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Brickle	....	director of photography: second unit
Ashleigh Carter	....	Steadicam assistant
Ashleigh Carter	....	camera assistant: second camera
Damian Church	....	clapper loader: second unit
Terry Cook	....	grip: second unit
Brett Cooper	....	best boy: second unit
Paul Fotofili	....	electrician
Bradley Galgon	....	electrician
Mark Goellnicht	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Goellnicht	....	camera operator: second camera
David Griffiths	....	assistant grip
David Griffiths	....	assistant grip: second unit
Adam Hunter	....	electrician
Adam Hunter	....	gaffer: second unit
Matt Inglis	....	best boy
Daniel Janjic	....	focus puller: second unit
Glen Jones	....	electrician
Miles Jones	....	gaffer
Brett Marks	....	key grip
Margie McClymont	....	focus puller
Peter McDougall	....	underwater camera operator (as Peter Macdougall)
Paul Murphy	....	assistant grip
Paul Ree	....	camera operator: video
Shane Sparkes	....	camera operator: sky helmet camera
Ivan Tatarovic	....	best boy grip
Lisa Tomasetti	....	still photographer
Louise Williams	....	clapper loader
Marc Windon	....	video split operator
Steve Byron	....	additional focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited)
Ashleigh Carter	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Toby Watson	....	clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jane Dawkins	....	extras casting
Rom Murphy	....	extras casting assistant
Veronica Taylor	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hasu Opa Clark	....	costume buyer
Nina Edwards	....	costume buyer
Nina Edwards	....	costume supervisor
Cassandra Huxley	....	additional costume assistant
Cappi Ireland	....	costume supervisor
Manuela Masoch	....	additional costume assistant
Abbie Mawhinney	....	costume assistant
Sam Perkins	....	key costume stand-by
Sheryl Pilkinton	....	costume cutter
Sally Steele	....	costumer
Carolyn Wells	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Kerri Aungle	....	negative cutter: Negative Cutting Services, Australia
Al Hansen	....	digital colorist
Tony Manning	....	film grader
Antonio Mestres	....	assistant editor
Rebecca Murphy	....	assistant editor
Matthew Ozerski	....	editing assistant
Damon Parry	....	telecine operator: Video 8
Danny Tait	....	additional editor

Music Department
Clare Cooper	....	musician: harp
Peter Daly	....	musician: viola
Anthony Donaldson	....	musician: percussion
David Donaldson	....	original score performer
Chris Gough	....	music supervisor: Mana Music
Mike Hedges	....	music mixer: The Film Unit
Jeff Henderson	....	musician: saxophone
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Andreas Lepper	....	musician: percussion
David Long	....	musician: guitars
Chris O'Connor	....	musician: drums
Tonia Pearson	....	music consultant
Steve Roche	....	original score performer
Janet Roddick	....	original score performer
Tim Ryan	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Mark McKinley	....	assistant vehicle coordinator
Tim Parry	....	vehicle coordinator

Other crew
Tony Anderson	....	unit assistant
Zac Astill	....	unit assistant
Phil Bird	....	consultant: parasailing
Lizzie Bryant	....	script editor
Phil Calloway	....	unit assistant
Kristina Ceyton	....	continuity: second unit
Anthony Cogin	....	adr loop group (as Tony Cogin)
Emma Cohen	....	nurse: second unit
Ben Coleman	....	unit assistant
Clair Crowther	....	dialogue coach (as Claire Crowther)
Sophie Dick	....	production coordinator: second unit
Kate Evans	....	location production assistant
Sophie Fabbri-Jackson	....	script supervisor
Kirsten Feddersen	....	livestock
Peter Franks	....	helicopter pilot
Tim Gooding	....	script consultant
Cathy Grace	....	production assistant: City Productions
Sam Hall	....	production secretary
Peter Harris	....	location manager
Michele Harrowell	....	post-production accountant
Graham Hill	....	parachute consultant
Hilton Howson	....	production runner
Jennifer Huang	....	business affairs: Cobalt Media Group
Pauly J	....	production runner: second unit (as Paul Johannessen)
Carolyn Jones	....	production accountant
Nate Jones	....	production assistant: City Productions (as Nathan Jones)
Brad Kennerley	....	office runner
Eugenia Kolivos	....	production legal: Blake Dawson Waldron, Sydney
Angela Lenn	....	production legal: Blake Dawson Waldron, Sydney
Belinda Lowson	....	assistant accountant
Stephen Mason	....	production legal: Blake Dawson Waldron, Sydney
Anna McDonnell	....	assistant production coordinator
Colin McDougall	....	location scout
Tony McNamara	....	script consultant
Michael Nation	....	caterer: Kollage
Myles Nestel	....	business affairs: Cobalt Media Group
Annelies Norland	....	location manager: Sydney
Tonia Pearson	....	assistant: Andrew Mason
Felix Reitin	....	unit assistant (as Felix Reiten)
Suzanne Richards	....	nurse
Greg Robinson	....	safety officer: second unit
Hamish Roxburgh	....	on-set production assistant
Gloria D. Ruiz	....	general counsel: Crusader Entertainment (as Gloria Ruiz)
Ian Russell	....	lab liaison: Atlab Australia
Raj Ryan	....	voice
Joan Sauers	....	script editor
Rick Schweikert	....	high definition mastering: Frame Set & Motion
Rick Schweikert	....	video mastering: Frame Set & Motion
Felicity Scott	....	production coordinator
Fiona Searson	....	publicist
Zeynep Selcuk	....	assistant to cast
Matthew Sincock	....	unit assistant: second unit
Greg Sitkowska	....	parachute consultant
Joshua Smith	....	unit assistant: second unit
Ben Tapscott	....	trade assistant
Gordon Waddell	....	safety officer
Simon Whiteley	....	title designer: Animal Logic Film
Lana Williams	....	safety officer: second unit
Mark Wood	....	accounts assistant
Leah Wright	....	liaison: base office

Thanks
Che Blaiklock	....	special thanks
Tessa Blaiklock	....	special thanks
Greg Coote	....	special thanks
Lynn-Maree Danzey	....	special thanks
Kate Richter Green	....	special thanks (as Kate Richter)
Jay Heit	....	special thanks
Ian Hutchinson	....	special thanks
Grace Lee	....	special thanks
Jackie Levine	....	special thanks
Toby Martin	....	special thanks
Michael Maxtone-Smith	....	special thanks
Martin McCourt	....	special thanks
Brett Oaten	....	special thanks
Hal Sadoff	....	special thanks
Ian Singleton-Loaney	....	special thanks
Tom Strickler	....	special thanks
Bernard Traynor	....	special thanks
William Watkins	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Crusader Entertainment (presents)
• Macquarie Film Corporation (presents) (financed with the assistance of) (copyright owners)
• Cobalt Media Group (in association with)
• City Productions Pty. Ltd. (as City)
• Danny the Film (copyright owners)
• Baldwin Entertainment Group (uncredited)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2003) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cobalt Pictures (non-USA)
• Crusader Entertainment

Special Effects

• Animal Logic (titles and opticals) (as Animal Logic Film)
• Fuel International (visual effects)
• Pulse FX (additional compositing)

Other Companies

• AFL Films  stock footage supplied by
• AON Risk Services Australia Limited  insurance (as AON International)
• Atlab  sound mixing facilities
• Bellingen Shire Council  thanks from producers
• Blake Dawson Waldron  production legal
• City of Sydney  thanks from producers
• Entertainment Partners Pty. Ltd.  payroll services (as Entertainment Partners Australia)
• Feet 'n Frames  foley facilities (as Feet'n'Frames)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Film World  stock footage supplied by
• Frame, Set & Match  video mastering (as Frame Set & Match)
• Fujifilm  film stock
• Huzzah Sound  sound editing facilities
• Kadaku Clothing and Emporium, Bellingen  thanks from producers
• Kollage Catering  caterer (as Kollage)
• Liz Mullinar Consultants  casting (as Mullinars Consultants)
• Mana Music  music supervision
• Negative Cutting Services  negative cutting
• New South Wales Film & Television Office  produced with assistance from (as New South Wales Film and Television Office Regional Filming Fund)
• North Coast Security Services  location security
• Optical & Graphics  end credits
• Plan 9  recording studio
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities (as Spectrum Films)
• Stage & Screen Travel  travel and freight agent (as Stage & Screen)
• Swearing Room  recording studio
• The Film Unit  music mixer
• Trackdown Digital  music editing services
• Universal Music Australia  soundtrack album available on (as Universal Music)
• Video 8  telecine
• Who Dares  security
• Winning Post  video playback services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related situations

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39655) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Crusader Entertainment

Trivia:

Inspired by the antics of "Lawnchair" Larry Walters who flew from San Pedro, California to Los Angeles International Airpot in a lawn chair rigged with 42 weather balloons on July 2, 1982.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Danny encounters the fireworks, his balloons filled with helium would not have exploded, given that helium is an inert gas.

Quotes:

Glenda Lake:[Danny falls on top of Glenda] Are you always like this?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Here Comes Another One

See this movie!

If you like sweet, romantic comedies or you're looking for the perfect date movie Danny Deckchair is for you. Rhys Ifans, maybe best known as the slovenly roommate in Notting Hill, is unexpectedly charming as the title character, Danny. It's the story of a man finding himself (and love) by first getting lost. Danny is a goofy, hard-working everyman who doesn't know what he's missing until he literally falls into the backyard of the beautiful, but lonely Glenda, a small town parking cop. The two form an unlikely alliance that not only energizes their own hearts, but those of the local townspeople as well. Like a Jimmy Stewart character in a Frank Capra film, Danny finds a passion and integrity that he didn't now he had and he's able to inspire goodwill in everyone around him - including this film's audience.