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The Dish

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
17K
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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
17K
YOUR RATING
  • 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
  • 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
    • 207User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos2

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    Photos46

    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
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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
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In real life Neil 'Fox' Mason - the character represented by Russ 'Mitch' Mitchell in the movie - never got to see the moonwalk pictures live. He was too busy keeping the windswept dish pointed at the moon.
    • 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 reviews207

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    7/10
    One small step for man, one giant leap for Parkes.
    "The Dish" tells of a small group of people who operated a giant radio telescope in Parkes, NSW, Australia which captured the weak signals from the Apollo 11 1969 lunar landing and moon walk with its behemoth parabolic reflector. A light hearted and fun romp involving the scientists and the townsfolk, all buoyed by pride over their big dish and involvement with the historical NASA mission, "The Dish" relies heavily on the viewers sense of awe and nostalgia as the "...Giant leap for mankind" is taken. A easy-going and somewhat austere film which manages a subtle and lovely sense of humor and heart, "The Dish" will have broad appeal but should play best with those who remember July 20, 1969. (B)
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    • May 5, 2003

    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(location)
    • 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
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    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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