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The Dish

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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1,467
The Dish (2000)
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A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,488
1,467
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Rob Sitch
    • Writers
      • Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
      • Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
      • Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
    • Stars
      • Sam Neill
      • Billy Mitchell
      • Roz Hammond
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rob Sitch
    • Writers
      • Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
      • Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
      • Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
    • Stars
      • Sam Neill
      • Billy Mitchell
      • Roz Hammond
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 206User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos2

    The Dish
    Trailer 0:31
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    Trailer 2:45
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    Photos44

    Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, and Patrick Warburton in The Dish (2000)
    Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, and Patrick Warburton in The Dish (2000)
    Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington and Tom Long star
    The Dish (2000)
    Tom Long in The Dish (2000)
    Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton in The Dish (2000)
    Sam Neill in The Dish (2000)
    Sam Neill in The Dish (2000)
    Director Rob Sitch
    Sam Neill at an event for The Dish (2000)
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    The Dish (2000)

    Top cast

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    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Cliff
    Billy Mitchell
    • Cameron
    Roz Hammond
    Roz Hammond
    • Miss Nolan
    Christopher-Robin Street
    • Damien
    Luke Keltie
    • Graeme
    Naomi Wright
    • Melanie
    Ben Wright-Smith
    • Nicholas
    Beverley Dunn
    • Secretary v
    • (voice)
    • …
    Grant Thompson
    • Mr Callen
    Bille Brown
    • Prime Minister
    Bernard Curry
    Bernard Curry
    • Newspaper Reporter
    Kevin Harrington
    • Mitch
    Tom Long
    Tom Long
    • Glenn Latham
    Patrick Warburton
    Patrick Warburton
    • Al Burnett
    Roy Billing
    Roy Billing
    • Bob McIntyre
    Andrew S. Gilbert
    • Len Purvis
    Matthew Moore
    Matthew Moore
    • Keith Morrison
    Kerry Walker
    Kerry Walker
    • Pearl
    • Director
      • Rob Sitch
    • Writers
      • Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
      • Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
      • Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is set in the town of Parkes, in New South Wales, Australia, but was actually filmed in Forbes, which is a neighboring town a few miles down the road. The reason for the shift in location is because Parkes has changed over the last 30 years, but Forbes not as much. Forbes still looked like a 1960s town - like Parkes did 30 years before.
    • Goofs
      Archive footage of the ascent stage of the lunar module lifting off from the moon is not from the Apollo 11 mission. The first images of such a lift-off (showing an exterior view of the lunar module) were made using the camera mounted on the wheeled lunar roving vehicles, only carried on later Apollo missions 15, 16 and 17.
    • Quotes

      Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell: That's bullshit. You just bullshitted NASA!

    • Crazy credits
      The producers acknowledge the valuable assistance of the staff at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory and Visitors Centre, the Council and people of Parkes, New South Wales, and the Council and people of Forbes, New South Wales.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      The Day the World Stood Still
      (2000)

      Written by Edmund Choi

      Vocal performance by Tina Arena

      Tina Arena appears courtesy Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd

      Additional performance by the Australian Boys Choir

    User reviews206

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    An opportunity to use the word "nice" in a positive way.
    As with all "true story" movies, I have no idea how much of this is actually true - particularly in relation to the crises just before the actual moonwalk. But frankly, I don't care, because "The Dish" as a movie is a splendid experience.

    Being heavily promoted as "from the makers of 'The Castle' " may get a few extra punters in the door - particularly here in Australia where the exploits of the Working Dog team are rightly well known and loved; but those expecting "The Castle 2" will be in for a surprise.

    But a pleasant one. This film is much more ambitious, much larger in scope. As is to be expected, the writing here is very sharp - a likeable group of characters are defined very well very quickly, the simple plot flows smoothly, and there is a constant stream of funny (and some downright hilarious) moments. Much of the humour is distinctly Aussie, and much of it arises from the culture clash between the locals and the visiting Americans. Yet despite this, the film does not stoop to the level of "Ocker cliché" which plagues several other Australian films. There is a core of simple humanity here which makes it very engaging. It is for this reason also that I think the film will play very well in other countries.

    The cast is also very impressive, from the habitually sound Sam Neill, who projects an immense dignity, and Patrick Warburton as the pressured NASA official sent to oversee the operation, right down to the Mayor's son, reeling off technical details of the spacecraft to his bemused dad. It is a credit to the cast, and to Rob Sitch as a director that I was rarely aware that I was watching a film, I was simply drawn into the experience.

    Those, like me, who wanted to be an Astronaut when they were little, and maintained an interest in the space program, will enjoy seeing the famous footage again in a new light. Those looking for a comedy will find many laughs herein. Those curious to understand the nature of being Australian will find some clues. And those just looking for a film to make them feel good could do much much worse. In short, "The Dish" is one of those rare movies which will appeal to pretty much everyone. I can't really think of any serious criticisms, and left the cinema feeling... well, "nice". I have no doubt it will play well in Australia, but I also hope it does well overseas too, in the US and elsewhere. I'd recommend it to everyone I know, and everyone else.

    When this one comes out on DVD I'll be getting a copy, and it'll be going straight to the pool room!
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    • Oct 13, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros.
      • Warner Bros. (Flash version)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тарілка
    • Filming locations
      • Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Working Dog
      • Distant Horizon
      • Dish Film Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,552,992
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $70,612
      • Mar 18, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,575,074
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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