The Dish (2000)
| Release Date | 15 September 2000 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Australia |
| Filming Locations | Crawford Productions, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes Observatory was used to relay the live television of man's first steps on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top grossing film in Australia in 2000.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Billy Mitchell
Cameron
Roz Hammond
Miss Nolan
Christopher-Robin Street
Damien
Luke Keltie
Graeme
Naomi Wright
Melanie
Ben Wright-Smith
Nicholas
Beverley Dunn
Secretary
Grant Thompson
Mr. Callen
Bille Brown
Prime Minister
Kevin Harrington
Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell
Roy Billing
Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre
Matthew Moore
Keith Morrison
Kerry Walker
Pearl
Denise Roberts
Bronwyn
Jeff Keogh
Ray
Jason Ritterman
Adrian Hobbs
Alexander Zent
Lead Guitarist
Rowan Macartney
Trumpet
Aidan Macartney
Trombone
Jarrod Factor
Drummer
Oliver McGill
Pianist
Genevieve Mooy
May McIntyre
Marilyn O'Donnell
Melva
John Flaus
Ron
Carl Snell
Billy McIntyre
Tayler Kane
Rudi Kellerman
Neil Pigot
Journalist
Darren Davidson
Camera Person
Simon Donaldson
Sound Person
Frank Bennett
Barry Steele
Randall Berger
Ambassador's Aide
Mal Walden
ABC Journalist
Rod McNeil
Radio Newsreader
Alister Paterson
ABC TV Newsreader
Colette Mann
Betty the Bush Poet
Susan Ward
Female Print Journalist
Roger Crisp
Male Reporter
Michael Collins
Himself
Sir Eric Pearce
Himself
Director
Rob Sitch
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Writer
Santo Cilauro
Tom Gleisner
Jane Kennedy
Rob Sitch
Producer
Debra Choate
line producer
Santo Cilauro
producer
Tom Gleisner
producer
Michael Hirsh
producer
Jane Kennedy
producer
Rob Sitch
producer
Original Music
Edmund Choi
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Cinematographer
Graeme Wood
Editor
Jill Bilcock
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Casting Director
Jane Kennedy
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Production Designer
Carrie Kennedy
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Art Director
Ben Morieson
-
Costume Designer
Kitty Stuckey
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Makeup Department
Simone Albert
makeup artist
Jill Fischer
prostethics makeup artist: Creative Audience Productions Inc.
Ian Loughnan
makeup artist
Caroline Styles
hair designer, makeup designer
Noreen Wilkie
makeup artist: Sam Neill, hair stylist: Sam Neill
Wesley Wofford
key prostethics makeup artist
Mark Nieman
silicone prosthetic technician
Production Manager
Andrew Osboldstone
unit manager
Sylvia Walker-Wilson
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Santo Cilauro
second unit director
Annie Maver
first assistant director
Justin O'Neill
assistant director
Iain Pirret
second assistant director
Matthew Rooke
third assistant director
Art Department
Liam Adam
art department assistant
Jane Burns
props buyer
Robert Elliott
storyboard artist
Sandy Grant
stand-by props
Troy Hardy
art department runner
Carrie Kennedy
model maker
Ben Morieson
model maker
Andre Potappel
technical supervisor
Stephen Travers
additional art department
Darren Unsgaard
set dresser
Warren Vigor
additional art department
Lisa Wang
art department coordinator
Richard Wenzel
props buyer
Sound Department
Philippe Decrausaz
sound recordist
Tony Dickinson
boom operator
Bruce Emery
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Helen Field
coordinator: Soundfirm Australia
Richard Girvan
sound engineer: ABC
Francis Ward Lindsay
foley artist
Gerry Long
foley artist
John McKerrow
additional boom operator
Damien Montalto
sound recording engineer
Andrew Neil
foley recordist, assistant sound mixer
Skye Ritchie
special sound effects editor
Livia Ruzic
dialogue editor
Roger Savage
sound mixer
Danny Sullivan
sound recording engineer
Jenny Sutcliffe
additional boom operator
Gareth Vanderhope
special sound effects editor
Special Effects
Aaron Beaucaire
special effects
Visual Effects
Paul Cross
optical effects
Murray Curtis
visual effects: Complete Post
Andrea Parkes
visual effects: Complete Post
Tim Parrington
visual effects: Complete Post
Peter Webb
visual effects: Complete Post
Camera and Electrical Department
Tov Belling
focus puller: second unit
Dan Carr
fourth electrician
Joanne Donahoe
camera operator: epk
Craig Dusting
key grip
Warwick Field
aerial camera operator: second unit
Anthony Gerrish
grip
Richard Hosking
camera operator: second unit
Marin Johnson
clapper loader
Trish Keating
focus puller
Adam Litchfield
video split operator
Jude Lovatt
focus puller: second unit
Lex Martin
third electrician
Peter Moloney
electrician
Josh Moore
additional grip
Timothy Morrison
best boy electric
Harry Panagiotidis
Steadicam operator
Peter Stockley
additional grip
Lisa Tomasetti
still photographer
Colin Williams
gaffer
Casting Department
Rachel Bailey
casting assistant: Australia
Richard Hicks
casting consultant: USA
Yeskel Hicks
casting consultant: USA
Leesa Scheller
casting assistant: Australia
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Davies
stand-by wardrobe
Maida Jereb
costume maker
Gabrielle Travers
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge
color grader
Robert Hall
second assistant editor
Noel Hansen
telecine dailies
Julia MacLeod
negative matcher
Rochelle Oshlack
first assistant editor
Bill Daly
post-production executive
Justin Heitman
telecine colorist
Music Department
Noel Ancell
artistic director: choir
Doug Brady
music editor
Edmund Choi
conductor: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lynette Clarkson
liaison: choir
Graeme Evans
musician: horn solo
Barb Glaser
orchestra manager
Jane Kennedy
music producer
Michael Kisin
concert master
Sonny Kompanek
orchestrator
Ron Layton
orchestra contractor
Lawrence Manchester
score recordist, score mixer
Geoffrey Payne
musician: trumpet solo
Markus Stenz
chief conductor, artistic director: music
Peter Sullivan
composer: additional music
Christine Woodruff
music licensing
Transportation Department
Maurice Randall
vehicle supervisor
Other Crew
Brett Anderson
safety supervisor
Ian Anderson
liaison: Cinevex
Jim Atkins
engineer: ABC
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances
Tony Bartuccio
choreographer: dance hall
Bernadette Breitkreuz
assistant accountant
Tom Dillon
production runner
Greg Duncombe
helicopter pilot: second unit
Jeanette Fisher
caterer: Sweet Seduction
Sarah Gilligan
unit assistant
Jeremy Gray
insurance: AON insurance
Wendy Gregory
production assistant
Gordon Gribbin
copyist
Nikki Hamilton-Cornwall
second production assistant
Foster Hart
legal
Pauline Hirsh
second unit coordinator, unit publicist
Mika Holliday
researcher: stock footage
Jane Manning
researcher: stock footage
Susannah Mott
production coordinator
Vanitha Naidu
production accountant
Chris Peters
safety supervisor
Arch Roberts
safety supervisor
Ian Russell
liaison: Atlab Australia
Antonetta Russo
accounting assistant
Laura Sevier
rights and clearances
Greg Sitch
legal
Kate Thomson
assistant production coordinator
Sophie Vickers-Willis
food stylist, catering: office
Brenda Vincent
assistant: Sam Neill
Polly Watkins
assistant to executive producer
Anne Went
continuity
Thanks
Dr. Miriam Baltuck
grateful acknowledgment
Rupert Burns
grateful acknowledgment
Kristen Coney
grateful acknowledgment
Brian Coote
grateful acknowledgment
Davids Darzins
grateful acknowledgment
Mike Dinn
grateful acknowledgment
Prof. Ron Ekers
grateful acknowledgment
Derek Fellows
grateful acknowledgment
Lynn Gailey
thanks: assistance
Frederic N. Gaines
thanks: assistance
Lorraine Hall
thanks: assistance
Mr. Will Houghton
grateful acknowledgment
Yvonne Hutton
grateful acknowledgment
Ben Lam
thanks: assistance
Fox Mason
grateful acknowledgment
John Masterson
thanks: assistance
Billy Pinnell
thanks
Greg Ross
grateful acknowledgment
John Scott
grateful acknowledgment
Sharon Scott
thanks: assistance
Cliff Smith
thanks: assistance
Jeff Stilson
thanks
Helen Stuckey
grateful acknowledgment
Bruce MacA Thomas
grateful acknowledgment
David Williams
grateful acknowledgment
Alan Woodruff
thanks: assistance
Production Company
Dish Film Ltd.
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Distant Horizons
Village Roadshow Pictures
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Working Dog
Distributor
Cinéma Indépendant
Highlight Film
Icon Film Distribution
Istituto Luce
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Opening Distribution
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Planeta 2010 S.L.
Roadshow Entertainment Video
Roadshow Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
Yleisradio (YLE)
Special Effects
Complete Post
Miscellaneous
ABC Southbank Studios
music recorded at: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
Atlab
color grading
Australia Telescope National Facility
made with the assistance and cooperation of
Australian Boys Choir
choir
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Radio Archives
stock footage provided by
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
stock footage provided by
BBC Television Centre
stock footage provided by
Burnet Antique Cmputer Knowhow Pty. Ltd.
PDPS supplied by
CBS News Archives
stock footage provided by
Cameraquip Australia
camera equipment
Captive Audience Productions Inc.
prosthetics
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
made with the assistance and cooperation of
Commonwealth of Australia
made with the assistance and cooperation of
Cowra Antique Vehicle Club
thanks for assistance
Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances: US footage
Epicure Catering
thanks for assistance
Genovese Coffee
thanks for assistance
Hotel Como
thanks for assistance
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
stock footage provided by
Lone Wolf Pictures
stock footage provided by
Macservice Pty. Ltd.
racks supplied by
Mayer, Glassman & Gaines
thanks for assistance
Media Entertainment Arts Alliance
thanks for assistance
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
music performed by
NBC News Archives
stock footage provided by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
stock footage provided by
Network Signs and Scenic Arts Pty. Ltd.
set construction
9 Network
stock footage provided by
Old Treasury Building
thanks for assistance
Optical & Graphics
titles
Panavision Australia
camera equipment
RaiTrade
stock footage provided by
Screensound Australia
stock footage provided by
Soundfirm
post-production facility
Splitrock Mineral Water
thanks for assistance
St. Brigids Primary School, North Fitzroy
thanks for assistance
Stage One Promotions Pty. Ltd.
desk construction
Stageweld Pty. Ltd.
set construction
Sully Studios
band music recorded at
Summit Entertainment
sales
Sweet Seduction
catering
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
Weston Security
security: ParkesForbes
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