The Dish

The Dish NASA has set up a satellite dish in a tiny Australian town to televise the first moon landing in 1969. At the site, something has gone wrong and there is little time to find and correct the problem.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PG13Release Date: 7-SEP-2004Media Type: DVD, Brand NEILL,SAM
A very good film. Sam Neill stars as the head man at an Australian tracking station responsible for transmitting the first live television images from the lunar surface in July 1969.In this writer's estimation, Mr. Neill gives a very solid, understated performance here. The perfect touch given Neill by the filmmakers was the addition of his ever-present pipe. He's rarely without his trusty companion. IMO, that pipe gives his character more "character", if you will. It seems the perfect prop for this characterization.An assortment of adept supporting players are on hand here as well, providing gen...