The Dish
by Rob Sitch
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Actor: Billy Mitchell (II), Christopher-Robin Street, Luke Keltie, Rosalind Hammond, Sam NeillDirector: Rob Sitch
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-31
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Movie Review: The Dish
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie. Was aware they were having problems with the transmission from Australia but never heard the story about losing Apallo 13
Summary of The Dish
Apollo 11s astronauts will walk on the moon and the huge satellite dish outside a sheep-farming australian town will beam it globally. But as giddy locals wait the moment the world will rely on them the dish flatlines. And its aussie crew and by-the-book nasa supervisor differ on how to fix it. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/05/2005 Starring: Sam Neill Patrick Warburton Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Rob SitchThe 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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