The Dish |  | Director: Rob Sitch
Actors: Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street, Luke Keltie
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 13872
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD21249D
ISBN: 0790760959
UPC: 085392124923
EAN: 9780790760957
ASIN: B00005MKKS
Theatrical Release Date: April 27, 2001
Release Date: August 31, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
NASA has set up a satellite dish in a tiny Australian town to televise the first moon landing in 1969. At the site, something has gone wrong and there is little time to find and correct the problem.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy directed by Rob Sitch (The Castle), is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that's irresistibly inspiring. This cumulative goodwill springs forth from the rural town of Parkes in New South Wales, where a 1,000-ton radio observatory dish is recruited to relay telemetry, voice, and television signals from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. To make sure the dish delivers Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" to 600 million eager viewers, site director Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill, at his gentle best) relies on a three-man crew consisting of an American NASA watchdog (Patrick Warburton, resembling a bearish Clark Kent), a sarcastic engineer (Kevin Harrington), and a lovestruck math whiz (Tom Long) who's pining for the sister of the dish's rather dimly overzealous security guard (Taylor Kane). Numerous other supporting characters add color to the proceedings, and crises arise (albeit briefly) when power outage, signal loss, and windstorms threaten to spoil Parkes's proudest hour. It all rates a bit high on the cuteness meter, but The Dish is so smoothly amusing that you won't object to its eagerness to please. By focusing on the Aussie locals, the film reminds us that the moon landing was an occasion of global unity, and pride in all humanity is reflected in the wondrous smiles of Cliff, his crew, and the citizens of Parkes. That they played such a small but pivotal role in this historical milestone is just one of many joys to be discovered in this delightful little movie. --Jeff Shannon
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 A cute movie in the vein of waking Ed Devine January 30, 2010
bernie (Arlington, Texas)
The back storyline is of the use of the huge receiving antenna (dish) in Parkes, in New South Wales, Australia to pick up the transmission from the first astronauts on the moon. This is supposed to be a real story but it is as real as Donald Duck is.
This is really about people finding out about their selves and others through the trials and tribulations of making ancient technology work under adverse conditions. The story is told as one big flashback through Cliff Buxton's (Sam Neill) eyes. We see a loves lost and found story, a young lovers that are tongue tied story, a you are not so bad for a snot story, and may more stories of interaction.
Actually, the long shots that are of the real location and nearby are quite beautiful. In addition, who ever picked the background music to match the time of the story made some great choices.
Reilly - Ace of Spies ~ Sam Neill
good movie bad shipping November 8, 2009
Kevin J. Pollack
The movie was great just had trouble with shipping, they 1st sent me a box with no dvd in it
The Dish Review October 30, 2009
Barbara Kyger
What a fabulous find. I don't remember this coming out in theaters but when I rented it, I had to have it for my DVD collection. Wonderfully entertaining for the whole family; great characters, and if you remember the music of 1969, you're gonna love it, too. I don't think I've ever seen Sam Neil in a "bad" movie.
One small step for man...one giant leap for Oz September 29, 2009
R. Kyle (USA)
If you are either a fan of the space program or Australia, you are going to love this film which is based on the true story of how the US moon flight affected a small Australian town who were forward thinking enough to install a satellite dish.
The story's not just got technical details about dealing with various glitches, but local characters and what happens when a place that's barely a pin on the map becomes famous. The local mayor has no idea what to call the American Ambassador and in a moment of complete hilarity, the satellite glitches just in time for the dignitary to arrive there as well.
"The Dish" is one of those films you can watch when you need a good laugh and smile on your face when it's over. It reminds you of the good in people, their willingness to work worldwide for a common goal, and their willingness to overcome cultural and technical obstacles. I admit, I rented this film at first but it's now on my wish list to buy. It's one I will be wanting to watch again.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2009
The Dish August 24, 2009
Pamela M. Gladstone (Grosse Pointe, MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Free of the clutter we get from Hollywood, this Australian movie is THE REAL THING. The true story of the 1968 lunar landing and the vital role Australia played bringing us those wonderful live videos as Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
How Mother Nature interceded at the last moment and how close we came to never seeing those historic images.
No Star Wars type razzle dazzle and special effects. Just that incredibly beautiful and powerful dish in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a cast of characters who are as legitimate as the sheep in the fields.
It is a joyous and thoroughly authentic film that belongs on everyone's Greatest Movies Ever list!
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