- An Aussie becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons.
- Sydneysider Danny Morgan, a simple man who works for a concrete company, is prone to daydreaming to escape his life; these daydreams often involve his unique ideas. Lately, those daydreams have been about his imminent vacation with long-time girlfriend, real-estate agent Trudy Dunphy--a camping trip he's been planning for a year. Eventually learning that Trudy lied to get out of the trip to spend time with a famous client, television sportscaster Sandy Upman, is just the latest manifestation that Trudy is drifting away from Danny, whom she sees as just a concrete man while she aspires to something or someone more exciting, like Sandy. With the vacation now a no-go leaving him with a couple of weeks free with nothing to do but let his mind wander, Danny, with an unexpected windfall of free giant balloons, ponders whether they, filled with helium and tied to a deckchair, would be able to lift him in the deckchair up into the air. Danny's balloon deckchair experiment will have not only a profound effect on him, but that of Glenda Lake of Clarence, a lonely parking-enforcement police officer who has felt lost in life, while Trudy also sees Danny's 15 minutes of fame as a possible restart to their relationship.—Huggo
- Danny Morgan is a concrete worker in Sydney who longs for a simple life. In his spare time he comes up with a series of unusual ideas to liven up his boring blue-collar life. Trudy lies to Danny about having to work in order to get out of a planned camping trip so she can spend time with a handsome client, sports reporter, Sandy Upman. However, Danny learns that Trudy has been unfaithful towards him after he sees her with Sandy and he becomes even more disenchanted with his relationship. During a weekend barbecue in his backyard, Danny comes up with his latest idea by tying up a bunch of helium balloons to his deckchair as a party joke, but his plan goes awry and he ends up flying high across Australia. Danny soon crash lands in Clarence and is rescued by Glenda Lake, a small-town traffic cop. During his adventures, Danny begins to feel appreciated by everyone, he decides to build a new life and he starts to develop romantic feelings towards Glenda. Meanwhile, Trudy becomes determined to get Danny back by exploiting his disappearance for her own personal agenda.—dawsonpersi
- Based on a true story, this is the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long-awaited vacation is canceled thanks to his scheming girlfriend Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy, now a tabloid celebrity, comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back and embrace his newfound zest for life.—Sujit R. Varma
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