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Writers:
Santo Cilauro (conceived and written by) &Tom Gleisner (conceived and written by) ...
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Release Date:
27 April 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth morePlot:
A remote Australian antenna, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Movie Reviews: The Dish (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 March 2001)
Ang Lee Takes Toronto Crown
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 September 2000)
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One small step for man, one giant leap for Parkes. more (191 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Neill | ... | Cliff Buxton | |
| Billy Mitchell | ... | Cameron | |
| Roz Hammond | ... | Miss Nolan | |
| Christopher-Robin Street | ... | Damien | |
| Luke Keltie | ... | Graeme | |
| Naomi Wright | ... | Melanie | |
| Ben Wright-Smith | ... | Nicholas | |
| Beverley Dunn | ... | Secretary (voice) | |
| Grant Thompson | ... | Mr. Callen | |
| Bille Brown | ... | Prime Minister | |
| Bernard Curry | ... | Newspaper Reporter | |
| Kevin Harrington | ... | Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell | |
| Tom Long | ... | Glenn Latham | |
| Patrick Warburton | ... | Al Burnett | |
| Roy Billing | ... | Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre |
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 min | France:97 min (DVD)Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Australia:M | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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The film is set in the town of Parkes, in New South Wales, Aus., but was actually filmed in Forbes, which is a neighboring town a few miles down the road. The reason for the re-filming is because Parkes has changed over the last 30 years, but Forbes hasn't changed as much - Forbes still looked like a 1960s town, like Parkes did 30 years before. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): On the blackboard showing calculations for finding where Apollo 11 is the word parallax is spelled "parrallax". moreQuotes:
Cliff Buxton: My wife said something. She said, "Failure is never quite so frightening as regret".Glenn Latham: Oh, that's good advice.
Cliff Buxton: Pretty good.
Glenn Latham: I wish somebody'd tell me that.
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Something In The Air moreFAQ
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"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)