“The Dish” to Premiere in the U.S. on 14 March 2001

A note from a reader down under:

Hi Keith,

Hope things are going well.

I’m not sure if you are aware of a film that is about to be released in the
United States known as The Dish. It is a movie that was made here in
Australia, and is based upon how the pictures of Apollo 11’s moonwalk was
recieved by the radio telescope built in Parkes, New South Wales. The film
is a comedy that sees how three local scientists, and a NASA engineer have
to cope with problems in getting the first live pictures broadcast to the
world….problems such as power outages, loss of computer information and
high winds that threaten to collaspe the enourmous Dish.

When the film opened here in Australia, it broke all box office records, and
became one of the most popular is our history of Motion Picture Arts. I am a
huge fan of the film (I saw it 5 times), because of its accuracy, comedy and
direction in giving the viewer a feel of the extraordinary event that took
place in July 1969.

It opens in the US on March 14th (Nationwide on April 25th), and I am
eagerly awaiting to find out what the reaction will be from the US.

There is a website open for the film, which is distributed by Warner Bros,
which is

http://thedishmovie.warnerbros.com

I am hoping this will be of some interest to you and your readers.

Best Wishes

Shane Cathcart