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.
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- Writers
- Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
- Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
- Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
- Stars
- Writers
- Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
- Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
- Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
- Stars
Beverley Dunn
- Secretary v
- (voice)
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- Writers
- Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
- Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
- Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
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- TriviaIn 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.
- GoofsArchive 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 creditsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksThe 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
Review
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Very enjoyable
"The Dish" is a real crowd pleaser, which surpassed my initial expectations. I guess you could say that it falls into that little genre of world cinema known as the "regional comedy." Such examples might include "Cinema Paradiso" or "The Full Monty." It looks, quite lovingly, at the lives of several characters and their environment, providing subtle humour and a healthy dose of sentiment as well. What makes this film particularly interesting is its take on the first moon landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. While usually covered in an American jingoistic mode of filmmaking, "The Dish" offers a fresh, outside perspective. How did the world view it? How were Americans viewed? The detached perspective of the Australians is the source of much humour within the film, culminating in a few scenes where the responsibility of providing a relay signal from Apollo 11 to Houston is placed fully upon the small band of dish operators in rural Australia. Perhaps the most profound thing about this film is that it is largely based on a true story.
With an all-round solid cast, led by Sam Neill and Tom Long.
With an all-round solid cast, led by Sam Neill and Tom Long.
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- SammyK
- Sep 16, 2000
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- 1 hour 41 minutes
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