The Dish

It is.

There was a film called Emil Ford.

Now, Andrew, do you remember his big hit?

What do you want to make those eyes at me for?

And I thought, well, that's fantastic.

But I wouldn't be surprised if there's some kind of TV deal down the track because the – The show was so polished.

And also, if you're filming it to go into a cinema, you've got to have a certain degree of control about what's going on stage.

Jimmy Barnes and his daughter were performing as well.

Um, so that was a bit of drama

... that bloke reminded me of the bloke in The Dish, you know, the overzealous security bloke.

He did.

[laughs]

Picking his ear, he's got his gun out.

I'm thinking, "That's the bloke from The Dish."

That's actually very true.

Yeah, yeah.

I think a lot of people don't really know that much about space.

When we think about space, we think, you know, what's that famous movie where the plane – I was going to say the dish.

The dish.

The one in Parks? Yeah.

I

I'm going to, I'm like.

Yeah, I can't remember what it was called.

Was it called The Dish?

And it cuts to what it actually is, which is the children... get in a sack at one end of this tilting room, and then when it reaches a certain angle, they slide down.

Yeah, and it is obviously less harrowing than what the people in the Titanic went through, and certainly less harrowing than what was depicted in, I don't know if you ever saw a film about a Titanic.

Yeah, I have heard of that.

It's called Titanic.

Yeah, it's softer than that.

And I think that softens a lot of the edges.

I mean, you see a couple of blokes with their head on the railing on the way down, but I wouldn't say it's a particularly harrowing film given the scale of the disaster.

I mean, your tears are already flowing from the romantic story.

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Let's review The Dish from two thousand.

The Dish, directed by Rob Sitch, is a delightful blend of comedy, drama, and history that captures a unique moment in time with warmth and humor.

Set against the backdrop of the nineteen sixty-nine Apollo Eleven moon landing, the film tells the story of a small Australian town, Parkes, which finds itself at the center of a global event.

The town's massive radio telescope, nestled in the middle of a sheep farm, is tasked with relaying the live television broadcast of Neil Armstrong's historic first steps on the moon.

His interactions with his wife, Maisie, played by Genevieve Mooy, and their children, particularly the politically radicalized daughter Marie, played by Lenka Kripac, add depth to the film's exploration of family and community pride.

The subplot of a budding romance between Glenn and Janine, played by Eliza Sonert, the sister of the bumbling security guard Rudy, played by Taylor Kane, provides additional comedic relief.

The Dish is not just about the technical feat of broadcasting the moon landing; it is a celebration of human spirit and collaboration.