The Dish

The Dish

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

The Dish

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

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Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/06/2012
UPC: 0883316677025
Original Release: 2000
Rating: PG-13
Source: Warner Archives
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:41:00
Sales rank: 1,584

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Sam Neill Cliff Buxton
Kevin Harrington Ross `Mitch' Mitchell
Patrick Warburton Al Burnett
Tom Long Glenn Latham
Genevieve Mooy May McIntyre
Tayler Kane Rudi Kellerman,Actor
Roy Billing Mayor Bob McIntyre
Andrew S. Gilbert Len Purvis
Lenka Kripac Marie McIntyre
Matthew Moore Keith Morrison
Eliza Szonert Janine Kellerman
John McMartin U.S. Ambassador
Bille Brown Prime Minister,Prime Minister
Carl Snell Billy McIntyre
Billy Mitchell Cameron
Rosalind Hammond Miss Nolan
Christopher-Robin Street Damien
Luke Keltie Graeme
Naomi Wright Melanie
Ben Wright-Smith Nicholas
Grant Thompson Mr. Callen
Bernard Curry Newspaper Reporter
Kerry Walker Pearl
Denise Roberts Bronwyn
Jeff Keogh Ray
Jason Ritterman Adrian Hobbs
Alexander Zent Lead Guitarist
Rowan Macartney Trumpet Player,Trombone
Jarrod Factor Drummer
Oliver McGill Pianist
Marilyn O'Donnell Melva
Jane Menelaus Gwen
John Flaus Ron
Neil Pigot Journalist
Darren Davidson Camera Person
Simon Donaldson Sound Person
Frank Bennett Barry Steele
Randall Berger Ambassador's Aide
Charles "Bud" Tingwell Reverend Loftus
Alister Paterson ABC TV Newsreader
Colette Mann Betty the Bush Poet
Susan Ward Female Print Journalist
Roger Crisp Male Reporter
Nicholas Bell TV Scientist
Edmund Choi Composer
Jane Kennedy Composer

Technical Credits
Rob Sitch Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Aaron Beaucaire Special Effects
Santo Cilauro Producer,Screenwriter
Tom Gleisner Producer,Screenwriter
Michael Hirsh Executive Producer
Jane Kennedy Casting,Producer,Screenwriter
Roger Savage Sound/Sound Designer
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