A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations
Beverley Dunn
- Secretary v
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn real life Neil 'Fox' Mason - the character represented by Russ 'Mitch' Mitchell in the movie - never got to see the moonwalk pictures live. He was too busy keeping the windswept dish pointed at the moon.
- GoofsArchive footage of the ascent stage of the lunar module lifting off from the moon is not from the Apollo 11 mission. The first images of such a lift-off (showing an exterior view of the lunar module) were made using the camera mounted on the wheeled lunar roving vehicles, only carried on later Apollo missions 15, 16 and 17.
- Quotes
Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell: That's bullshit. You just bullshitted NASA!
- Crazy creditsThe producers acknowledge the valuable assistance of the staff at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory and Visitors Centre, the Council and people of Parkes, New South Wales, and the Council and people of Forbes, New South Wales.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksThe Day the World Stood Still
(2000)
Written by Edmund Choi
Vocal performance by Tina Arena
Tina Arena appears courtesy Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd
Additional performance by the Australian Boys Choir
Featured review
A Perfect Little Film!
Most of us who were over 5 years old at the time, remember where they were when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. This monumentally emotional moment for mankind, albeit thoroughly superfluous scientific achievement, is the background for this beautifully constructed film.
The thing that makes this film so special is the fact that there isn't a character that appears on screen that you don't care about, regardless how small the role. That takes true writing and directing talent!
The entire small town of Parks, New South Wales, Australia is all atwitter, because their radio observatory dish has been chosen to be NASA's official link to the Apollo 11 mission in the southern hemisphere. The mayor's wife comments, while serving her joint of lamb, that man being moments away from landing on the moon makes their problems seem mundane... That's the beauty of the film, you care so much about these people; their problems are anything but mundane - you cheer-on the techno-nerd asking the town beauty to go out with him; you ache inside because the head of the observatory lost his wife a year ago and she can't be there to revel in his glory; you love the fact that the out-of-place NASA official is the only one who realizes that all the mayor's rebellious teenage daughter really needs to chill-out is an ounce of respect.
This is the best kind of feel-good film. An absolute jewel that you'll want to watch more than just once.
The thing that makes this film so special is the fact that there isn't a character that appears on screen that you don't care about, regardless how small the role. That takes true writing and directing talent!
The entire small town of Parks, New South Wales, Australia is all atwitter, because their radio observatory dish has been chosen to be NASA's official link to the Apollo 11 mission in the southern hemisphere. The mayor's wife comments, while serving her joint of lamb, that man being moments away from landing on the moon makes their problems seem mundane... That's the beauty of the film, you care so much about these people; their problems are anything but mundane - you cheer-on the techno-nerd asking the town beauty to go out with him; you ache inside because the head of the observatory lost his wife a year ago and she can't be there to revel in his glory; you love the fact that the out-of-place NASA official is the only one who realizes that all the mayor's rebellious teenage daughter really needs to chill-out is an ounce of respect.
This is the best kind of feel-good film. An absolute jewel that you'll want to watch more than just once.
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- Feb 8, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Тарілка
- Filming locations
- Forbes, New South Wales, Australia(location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,552,992
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,612
- Mar 18, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $16,575,074
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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