Fresh
All these years later, the sight of a man walking on the surface of the moon has lost none of its power.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
The Dish
Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.
2000 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Rob Sitch
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The Dish
Overview
A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.
Director and cast
- Rob Sitch Director
- Sam Neill as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
- Patrick Warburton as Al Burnett - From NASA
- Kevin Harrington as Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers
- Tom Long as Glenn Latham - Electronics
- Eliza Szonert as Janine Kellerman - The Girl
- Roy Billing as Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre
- John McMartin as U.S. Ambassador Howard
- Bille Brown as Prime Minister
- Tayler Kane as Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard
- Carl Snell as Billy McIntyre
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Both an entertaining, instructive jaunt down memory lane and also, for the younger generation, a most palatable lesson in modern history.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Fresh
The Dish also does a nice job of evoking what 1969 was like for people who didn't live in San Francisco, Paris or even Melbourne, Australia.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Makes you admire the Australian ability to make a comedy that's sincere rather than crass.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Fresh
For many moviegoers, that feel-good spirit is going to be hard to resist.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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