Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled 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 soul mate 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.
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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 Agent
Director
Jeff Balsmeyer
Tagline
"For anyone who ever dreamed of taking off."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
20th Century Fox, Lions Gate Films, Crusader Entertainment, Cobalt Media Group, MacQuarie Film Television Investment Fund
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