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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
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17K
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    • 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
    • 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
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    • 206User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    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)
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    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)

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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
      • Rob Sitch
    • Writers
      • Santo Cilauro(conceived and written by)
      • Tom Gleisner(conceived and written by)
      • Jane Kennedy(conceived and written by)
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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 reviews206

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    8/10
    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.
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    • SammyK
    • Sep 16, 2000

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2001 (United States)
      • Australia
      • Warner Bros.
      • Warner Bros. (Flash version)
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Working Dog
      • Distant Horizon
      • Dish Film Ltd.
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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