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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations
Beverley Dunn
- Secretary v
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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
Featured review
What a Pleasant Surprise...
Once and a while a true surprise comes along. A film that is pleasantly surprising and enjoyable. Well, that's what "The Dish" is. It never takes itself too serious and never takes itself too lightly. It is just right.
It is centered around the true story of the largest satellite dish in the world, found in the middle of a sheep paddock in Australia. The dish, at one time, broadcast the Apollo 11 moon landing to the world, and this is the story of the problems the men who ran the dish went through.
Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton lead the group of four that manage the dish; the characters are all nice and pleasant and likable. No one is unlikable in this film.
Sam Neill is a great actor; I've liked him in films since "Dead Calm," but my real respect for his performances rose after he brought Dr. Allen Grant to life in "Jurassic Park."
Patrick Warburton, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated comedic actors in Hollywood. He always gets throwaway roles ("MIIB," "Big Trouble,"=etc...), but in this film he gets a leading role (sorta) and handles it excellently. He proves he really can act--serious or comedic--in films.
One thing that is so nice about "The Dish" is that it doesn't try to really prove anything extremely memorable. It's not trying to be the next big hit. It sticks to the facts while presenting some great actors and a twist of humor. And because of this, it is, possibly, one of the most pleasant film experiences I've had in recent years. Sometimes it's nice to sit back, relax and just watch a movie.
It is centered around the true story of the largest satellite dish in the world, found in the middle of a sheep paddock in Australia. The dish, at one time, broadcast the Apollo 11 moon landing to the world, and this is the story of the problems the men who ran the dish went through.
Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton lead the group of four that manage the dish; the characters are all nice and pleasant and likable. No one is unlikable in this film.
Sam Neill is a great actor; I've liked him in films since "Dead Calm," but my real respect for his performances rose after he brought Dr. Allen Grant to life in "Jurassic Park."
Patrick Warburton, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated comedic actors in Hollywood. He always gets throwaway roles ("MIIB," "Big Trouble,"=etc...), but in this film he gets a leading role (sorta) and handles it excellently. He proves he really can act--serious or comedic--in films.
One thing that is so nice about "The Dish" is that it doesn't try to really prove anything extremely memorable. It's not trying to be the next big hit. It sticks to the facts while presenting some great actors and a twist of humor. And because of this, it is, possibly, one of the most pleasant film experiences I've had in recent years. Sometimes it's nice to sit back, relax and just watch a movie.
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- Apr 7, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Тарілка
- Filming locations
- Forbes, New South Wales, Australia(location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,552,992
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,612
- Mar 18, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $16,575,074
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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