丹尼(瑞斯·伊凡斯 Rhys Ifans 饰)和女友特鲁迪(贾丝婷·克拉克 Justine Clarke 饰)交往多年,后者对他的感情早已经由浓转淡,时常在不知不觉之中对他流露出轻蔑的意思,这让丹尼感到十分沮丧。一天,丹尼在自己坐的椅子上绑满了气球,想不到竟然飞上了天空,丹尼在天空中飘啊飘,不知道飘了多久,在一场盛大的烟火表演中终于重回地面。 丹尼降落在了一个名为克拉伦斯的小镇上,在那里,他邂逅了名为格伦达(米兰达·奥图 Miranda Otto 饰)的姑娘。善良热情的格伦达渐渐吸引了丹尼,也重塑了他的自信心,就在两人浓情蜜意之时,特鲁迪来到了他的身边。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 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 again and embrace his newfound zest for life.