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Written by "Lawnchair Larry" Walters and based on his own experience, this is a film about overcoming boredom and finding your right place in life.
Danny Morgan (Rhys Ifans) is a cement maker who is unhappy with his life and tired of being put down by his rather uppity live-in girlfriend Trudy (Justine Clarke). He has a little fantasy about drifting away to a new life and one day buys a bunch of helium balloons and attaches them to his deckchair during a barbecue party (throw another shrimp on the barbi!).
Unfortunately, his friends lose hold of the chair and Danny sets off on a ride across Australia which creates quite a media stir when he can't be tracked.
One night in a flurry of fireworks over a small town in the outback, Danny's balloons are punctured and he comes down in the trees in Glenda's (Miranda Otto) back yard.
Glenda befriends him and introduces him around town where he is instantly liked and he embraces the community. He even becomes involved in a political campaign.
Meanwhile, his girlfriend back home is falling for a handsome and popular reporter (Rhys Muldoon) who is covering the story but when Danny's balloons are discovered and his location reaches the news, Trudy comes to the town to "reclaim" him. But Danny is a changed man. Will he return to his home with Trudy and have her respect now and perhaps a chance at a more prestigious career?
Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer.
Rated PG-13 for sex-related situations.
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