The Dish

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7.2/10

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A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

17K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
Fox Mason, the character represented by Russ 'Mitch' Mitchell, never got to see the moonwalk pictures live. He was too busy keeping the windswept dish pointed at the moon.

Goofs
When Billy is explaining the Moon landing to his father, he anticipates Marie's line, "If you ask me, it's the most chauvinistic exercise in the history of the world." (He turns to look at her before she starts speaking even though she is interrupting the conversation.)

Quotes
Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell: That's bullshit. You just bullshitted NASA!

Crazy credits
The producers acknowledge the valuable assistance of the staff at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory and Visitors Centre, the Council and people of Parkes, New South Wales, and the Council and people of Forbes, New South Wales.

Connections
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Soundtracks
The Day the World Stood Still
(2000)
Written by Edmund Choi
Vocal performance by Tina Arena
Tina Arena appears courtesy Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd
Additional performance by the Australian Boys Choir

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Featured review

7/10

One small step for man, one giant leap for Parkes.

"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)