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It's July 1969, and on the eve of the Apollo 11 launch, NASA has turned to Parkes, New South Wales, home of one of the world's most powerful satellite dishes, to provide back-up power for this history making mission. Gearing up for the relauch is the cardigan sporting director of operations, Cliff Buxton, and his motley crew of electronics whiz kids including the ever acerbic Mitch and the shy Glenn. Though tensions rise when NASA representative Al Burnett arrives to show them all how to run things the American way, the group must band together when a last-minute change of plans by Neil Armstrong results in the Parkes dish being the only transmitter in position to deliver to the world some of the most important images in the history of space exploration.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
A behind-the-scenes look at the broadcasting of the first footsteps on the moon. |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign and Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 40 min. |
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| Release Date: |
Sundance '01; March 14, 2001 Limited; April 27, 2001 Wide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Working Dog Productions, Distant Horizon Corporation, Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment, Dish Film
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,252,970 |
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| Filming Locations: |
New South Wales, Australia
CSIRO Radio Telescope, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Crawford Studios, Australia
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| Produced in: |
Australia |
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