DVD

The dish

Silauro, Santo. (Added Author). Sitch, Rob, 1962- (Added Author). Neill, Sam. (Added Author). Harrington, Kevin, 1959- (Added Author). Long, Tom. (Added Author). Warburton, Patrick. (Added Author). Brown, Bille, 1952-2013 (Added Author). Moody, Genevieve. (Added Author). Kane, Tayler. (Added Author). Billing, Roy. (Added Author). McMartin, John. (Added Author). Working Dog (Firm) (Added Author). Distant Horizon (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Story telling how the biggest television event in history was almost not televised. Apollo 11 goes to the moon and the first step is to be televised around the globe. But right before the landing, the dish flatlines. Its up to the unconventional Aussie crew and the by-the-book NASA supervisor to work together to fix the dish before the landing occurs.

Record details

ISBN: 0790760959
ISBN: 9780790760957
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen format.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	In Dolby digital surround sound. "The first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth"--Container. Based on a true story. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Interactive menus ; theatrical trailers ; cast/director film highlights ; scene access.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, Michael Hirst ; written & produced by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch ; director, Rob Sitch ; director of photography, Graeme Wood ; art director, Ben Morieson ; editor Jill Bilcock ; music composed and conducted by Edmund Choi ; costume designer, Kitty Stuckey ; production designer, Carrie Kennedy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Starring Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Bille Brown, Genevieve Moody, Tayler Kane, Roy Billing, John McMartin.
Target Audience Note:	Rated PG-13.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Widescreen version: Presented in a "matted" widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Australian Film Critics Circle Award, 2000 for Best Music Score (Edmund Choi) ; Best Screenplay - Original (Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch).