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      The Dish

      2000, Comedy, 1h 40m

      99 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      A feel good movie without an abundance of mush. Read critic reviews

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      PATRICK WARBURTON and SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. PATRICK WARBURTON and SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Left-to-right: KEVIN HARRINGTON, TOM LONG, PATRICK WARBURTON and SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Left-to-right: KEVIN HARRINGTON, TOM LONG, PATRICK WARBURTON and SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Director ROB SITCH on the set of Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Director ROB SITCH on the set of Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL and PATRICK WARBURTON in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL and PATRICK WARBURTON in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. TOM LONG in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. TOM LONG in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL, KEVIN HARRINGTON and TOM LONG in Working Dog Productions' comedic true story, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SAM NEILL, KEVIN HARRINGTON and TOM LONG in Working Dog Productions' comedic true story, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Left-to-right: TOM LONG, PATRICK WARBURTON, SAM NEILL and KEVIN HARRINGTON in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Left-to-right: TOM LONG, PATRICK WARBURTON, SAM NEILL and KEVIN HARRINGTON in Working Dog's inspired human comedy, "The Dish," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. "The Dish photo 9" "The Dish photo 10" "The Dish photo 11" "The Dish photo 12" "The Dish photo 13" "The Dish photo 14" "The Dish photo 15" "The Dish photo 16" The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000) The Dish (2000)
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      Movie Info

      The true story of a group of eccentric scientists who are responsible for manning a satellite dish inauspiciously located on a remote Australian sheep farm. Much to NASA's alarm, the unconventional Aussie team -- led by Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill) -- are the world's only hope for receiving the historic images of man's first steps on the moon. With help from the colorful cast of local characters, the crew struggles to overcome a series of mishaps.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Rob Sitch

      • Producer: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch

      • Writer: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Production Co: Dish Film Ltd., Working Dog Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, Distant Horizon

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Sam Neill

      Sam Neill

      Cliff Buxton

      Kevin Harrington

      Kevin Harrington

      Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell

      Tom Long

      Tom Long

      Glenn Latham

      Patrick Warburton

      Patrick Warburton

      Al Burnett

      Genevieve Mooy

      Genevieve Mooy

      May McIntyre

      Tayler Kane

      Tayler Kane

      Rudi Kellerman

      Bille Brown

      Bille Brown

      The Prime Minister

      Roy Billing

      Roy Billing

      Mayor Bob McIntyre

      Andrew S. Gilbert

      Andrew S. Gilbert

      Len Purvis

      Lenka Kripac

      Lenka Kripac

      Marie McIntyre

      Matthew Moore

      Matthew Moore

      Keith Morrison

      Eliza Szonert

      Eliza Szonert

      Janine Kellerman

      John McMartin

      John McMartin

      U.S. Ambassador

      Carl Snell

      Carl Snell

      Billy McIntyre

      Billy Mitchell

      Billy Mitchell

      Cameron

      Roz Hammond

      Roz Hammond

      Miss Nolan

      Christopher-Robin Street

      Christopher-Robin Street

      Damien

      Luke Keltie

      Luke Keltie

      Graeme

      Naomi Wright

      Naomi Wright

      Melanie

      Ben Wright-Smith

      Ben Wright-Smith

      Nicholas

      Rob Sitch

      Rob Sitch

      Director

      Santo Cilauro

      Santo Cilauro

      Writer

      Tom Gleisner

      Tom Gleisner

      Writer

      Jane Kennedy

      Jane Kennedy

      Writer

      Rob Sitch

      Rob Sitch

      Writer

      Debra Choate

      Debra Choate

      Line Producer

      Santo Cilauro

      Santo Cilauro

      Producer

      Tom Gleisner

      Tom Gleisner

      Producer

      Michael Hirsh

      Michael Hirsh

      Executive Producer

      Jane Kennedy

      Jane Kennedy

      Producer

      Rob Sitch

      Rob Sitch

      Producer

      Edmund Choi

      Edmund Choi

      Original Music

      Graeme Wood

      Graeme Wood

      Cinematographer

      Carrie Kennedy

      Carrie Kennedy

      Production Design

      Jill Bilcock

      Jill Bilcock

      Film Editing

      Jane Kennedy

      Jane Kennedy

      Casting

      Ben Morieson

      Ben Morieson

      Art Director

      Kitty Stuckey

      Kitty Stuckey

      Costume Design

      Caroline Styles

      Caroline Styles

      Hair Designer

      Caroline Styles

      Caroline Styles

      Makeup Designer

      Critic Reviews for The Dish

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      Audience Reviews for The Dish

      • Jan 28, 2010
        Fantastic Aussie film. Full review later
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      • Feb 23, 2009
        A bit slow but once you get into it, its a pretty good movie. Imagine what it must have been like... learnt something new to find the images had come from Oz!
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      • Jan 31, 2009
        Based on a true story Sam Neill and his team in Australia are responsible for beaming the image of Neil Armstrong's moon landing around the world.
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      • Dec 20, 2008
        interesting if you're completely obsessed with sam neill or radio dishes. however if you're not there's not much else going on except some slight light humour
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