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Writers:
Santo Cilauro (conceived and written by) &Tom Gleisner (conceived and written by) ...
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Release Date:
27 April 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth morePlot:
A remote Australian antenna, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Movie Reviews: The Dish (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 March 2001)
Ang Lee Takes Toronto Crown
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 September 2000)
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A Perfect Little Film! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Neill | ... | Cliff Buxton | |
| Billy Mitchell | ... | Cameron | |
| Roz Hammond | ... | Miss Nolan | |
| Christopher-Robin Street | ... | Damien | |
| Luke Keltie | ... | Graeme | |
| Naomi Wright | ... | Melanie | |
| Ben Wright-Smith | ... | Nicholas | |
| Beverley Dunn | ... | Secretary (voice) | |
| Grant Thompson | ... | Mr. Callen | |
| Bille Brown | ... | Prime Minister | |
| Bernard Curry | ... | Newspaper Reporter | |
| Kevin Harrington | ... | Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell | |
| Tom Long | ... | Glenn Latham | |
| Patrick Warburton | ... | Al Burnett | |
| Roy Billing | ... | Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre |
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 min | France:97 min (DVD)Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Although the Dish interiors were shot on a set, all scenes showing the actual Parkes Dish were shot on location. The facility was closed for 3 weeks to accommodate filming. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): On the blackboard showing calculations for finding where Apollo 11 is the word parallax is spelled "parrallax". moreQuotes:
Billy McIntyre: The engines are filling with hydrogen.Mayor Bob McIntyre: Can they fix that?
Billy McIntyre: No, that means it's go for launch.
Mayor Bob McIntyre: Ohhh, *hydrogen*.
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Most of us who were over 5 years old at the time, remember where they were when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. This monumentally emotional moment for mankind, albeit thoroughly superfluous scientific achievement, is the background for this beautifully constructed film.
The thing that makes this film so special is the fact that there isn't a character that appears on screen that you don't care about, regardless how small the role. That takes true writing and directing talent!
The entire small town of Parks, New South Wales, Australia is all atwitter, because their radio observatory dish has been chosen to be NASA's official link to the Apollo 11 mission in the southern hemisphere. The mayor's wife comments, while serving her joint of lamb, that man being moments away from landing on the moon makes their problems seem mundane... That's the beauty of the film, you care so much about these people; their problems are anything but mundane - you cheer-on the techno-nerd asking the town beauty to go out with him; you ache inside because the head of the observatory lost his wife a year ago and she can't be there to revel in his glory; you love the fact that the out-of-place NASA official is the only one who realizes that all the mayor's rebellious teenage daughter really needs to chill-out is an ounce of respect.
This is the best kind of feel-good film. An absolute jewel that you'll want to watch more than just once.