The Dish
Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.
2000 | 101m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Rob Sitch |
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| Writer: | Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy |
| Staring: |
| A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 19, 2000 |
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| Director: | Rob Sitch |
| Writer: | Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Keywords | nasa, australia, moon landing, moon walk |
| Production Companies | Working Dog, Distant Horizon |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sam Neill | Cliff Buxton - Dish Master |
| Patrick Warburton | Al Burnett - From NASA |
| Kevin Harrington | Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers |
| Tom Long | Glenn Latham - Electronics |
| Eliza Szonert | Janine Kellerman - The Girl |
| Roy Billing | Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre |
| John McMartin | U.S. Ambassador Howard |
| Bille Brown | Prime Minister |
| Tayler Kane | Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard |
| Andrew S. Gilbert | Len Purvis |
| Genevieve Mooy | May McIntyre - The Mom |
| Carl Snell | Billy McIntyre - The Kid |
| Lenka Kripac | Marie McIntyre - The Teenager |
| Matthew Moore | Keith Morrison - The Soldier |
| Roz Hammond | Miss Nolan - Teacher |
| Christopher-Robin Street | Damien - Student |
| Grant Thompson | Mr. Callen |
| Luke Keltie | Graeme - Student |
| Naomi Wright | Melanie - Student |
| Ben Wright-Smith | Nicholas |
| Bernard Curry | Reporter |
| Beverley Dunn | Sekretärin |
| Billy Mitchell | Cameron |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | Director of Photography |
| Edmund Choi | Original Music Composer |
| Carrie Kennedy | Set Designer |
| Rob Sitch | Director, Screenplay |
| Santo Cilauro | Screenplay |
| Tom Gleisner | Screenplay |
| Jane Kennedy | Casting, Screenplay |
| Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Santo Cilauro | Producer |
| Tom Gleisner | Producer |
| Jane Kennedy | Producer |
| Rob Sitch | Producer |
| Michael Hirsh | Producer |
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I may have watched this Aussie film much closer to when it came out, since have always like Sam Neill, but I had no memory of it and we gave it a look. It is very entertaining in a quiet way. The bursts of humor are short, occasional and subtle, and it works. Of course it is based on actual eve ... nts and feature a few news archive clips as well as actors playing historical characters, sometimes almost as a cameo. It features some restrained tension and suspense as the crew at the telescope try to live up to their commitment to passing audio and video from the moon landing on to NASA and the world. Among the supporting cast we also have a radical political daughter and a clumsy young couple trying to initiate a new romance. It all adds flavor to the main plot.