With the Apollo 11 mission getting underway, local Mayor Bob McIntyre ( Roy Billing) could not be more excited or proud about his town’s involvement with NASA, schmoozing a United States Ambassador ( John McMartin) as he awaits the arrival of the Prime Minister ( Billie Brown). To supervise things, NASA sends along a representative in Al Burnett ( Patrick Warburton). The telescope is operated by pipe-smoking “dishmaster” Cliff Buxton ( Sam Neill), along with Mitch ( Kevin Harrington) and Glenn ( Tom Long), while young Rudi ( Taylor Kane) harbours great pride for his role as the dish’s Head of Security. Situated in the middle of a sheep paddock, Houston seeks to use the dish to receive and relay transmissions from Apollo 11 in the Southern Hemisphere, including both communications and the images of the prestigious moon landing itself. In short, The Dish is the perfect alternative to generic action blockbusters or dumb, crude American comedies, and it developed into something of an internationally beloved motion picture for good reason.īefore the launch of Apollo 11 in July of 1969, NASA reaches out to the small rural Australian town of Parkes, which is home to the largest radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. But above all of that, the film tells a simple yet amazing true-life story about dedication which will linger in your mind long after the end credits have expired. Devoid of big expensive special effects, the charms of The Dish are derived from its astute character work, the affable ensemble cast, and its dry, typically Aussie sense of humour. Masterminded by the same quartet responsible for 1997’s The Castle ( Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy), The Dish is another thoroughly delightful Australian drama-comedy, as well as a welcome history lesson that zeroes in on overlooked but important events from 1969. If you create a user account, you can add your own review of this DVDįeaturette-Making Of- The Dish on The DishĪudio Commentary- with Rob Sitch and Santo CilauroĪudio Commentary- with Jane Kennedy and Tom GleisnerĮnglish Descriptive Audio Dolby Digital 2.0Įnglish Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0
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