Danny Deckchair

Danny Deckchair

For anyone who ever dreamed of taking off.

PG-13 2003 · 100 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy, Romance, Drama

An unappreciated laborer's patience reaches breaking point when his girlfriend cancels a romantic holiday. Making light of the situation, he decides to tie hundreds of helium balloons to a chair in an outlandish bid to float to a new life.

Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer · Written by Jeff Balsmeyer

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