The Dish with Sam Neill: DVD Cover

    The Dish Director: Rob Sitch Cast: Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/31/2001
    • Original Release: 2000
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 14,484

    Viewer Rating: (5 ratings)

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    Features

    Interactive menus; Theatrical trailers; Cast/director film highlights; Scene access subtitles: English, Français & Español

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Scene Selections
    1. Lunar age montage. [4:16]
    2. The dish's crew. [3:54]
    3. Everyone's work. [3:26]
    4. Town abuzz. [2:29]
    5. Liftoff of Appollo 11. [4:48]
    6. Explaining to Janine. [4:46]
    7. Responsible parties. [3:51]
    8. Respect and authorization. [2:41]
    9. Proof of something big. [4:35]
    10. National anthem. [1:58]
    11. Lights out. [3:06]
    12. Houston, we have no problem. [2:57]
    13. Commitment. [4:40]
    14. Copy that. [5:06]
    15. Back on line. [3:41]
    16. Come together. [5:18]
    17. It's a date. [2:13]
    18. Lunch with the McIntyres. [3:20]
    19. Exciting events. [4:24]
    20. The Eagle has landed. [3:43]
    21. Dangerous winds. [3:45]
    22. Time to dare. [4:07]
    23. Into position. [2:00]
    24. One giant leap. [4:48]
    25. Here's to Parkes. [2:51]
    26. Quite a buzz. [2:06]
    27. Coda and End Credits. [5:58]

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    Editorial Reviews

    In this comedy, as American astronauts prepare to make one giant leap for mankind, a small Australian town stumbles through its own small steps to help. In the summer of 1969, Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill) leads a team of scientists overseeing the operations of one of the world's largest radio telescope dishes, nestled in a New South Wales community of sheep farmers. As NASA prepares for Apollo 11, the first manned voyage to the moon, Buxton and his crew are asked if they will allow their telescope's dish to be used as a backup receiver for the television transmission from the moon, should the main receiver in California fail. Buxton and his men are more than happy to help, and the village is agog as they gear up for their own small part in one of the world's greatest adventures. Mayor McIntyre (Roy Billing) and his wife May (Genevieve Mooy) are thrilled to be greeting a small but steady stream of important visitors, though many of the locals are not especially good with etiquette, and several members of Buxton's team, most notably high-strung Mitch (Kevin Harrington), are less than enthusiastic about Al Burnett (Patrick Warburton), the know-it-all NASA technician brought in to oversee the Australian operations. When a change in Apollo 11's schedule means the Australian dish will have to pick up the vital broadcast from the moon, Cliff, Mitch, and Al must put aside their differences to pull the show together. Though played for laughs, The Dish was inspired by actual events. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Dishby Anonymous

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    August 11, 2003: Better than any other, this film caught the moment when we all felt the awe and wonder of that giant leap. If it doesn't move you to tears, you have a heart of stone. Also, there's the Oz take on the American National Anthem - delightful. This one belongs next to Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff.

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    June 28, 2003: Each time I see it, its funnier and more poignant. A cross between the Theme for The Common Man and the triumph of the human spirit. If you need a lift sometime this movie will provide it.

    This review was written about the VHS edition.


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