THE DISH
DIRECTOR: Rob Sitch
PRODUCER: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
SCRIPT: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Graeme Wood
EDITOR: Jill Bilcock
MUSIC: Edmund Choi
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Carrie Kennedy
RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: October 19, 2000
VIDEO DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow Home Entertainment
VIDEO RELEASE: April 11, 2001
Cast and Crew for
The Dish (2000)
Rob Sitch
Writing credits
Santo Cilauro / (conceived and written by) &
Tom Gleisner / (conceived and written by) &
Jane Kennedy / (conceived and written by) and
Rob Sitch / (conceived and written by)
Cast overview:
Sam Neill / .... / Cliff Buxton
Kevin Harrington / .... / Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell
Tom Long / .... / Glenn Latham
Patrick Warburton / .... / Al Burnett
Genevieve Mooy / .... / May McIntyre
Tayler Kane / .... / Rudi Kellerman
Bille Brown / .... / Prime Minister
Roy Billing / .... / Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre
Andrew S. Gilbert / .... / Len Purvis
Lenka Kripac / .... / Marie McIntyre
Matthew Moore / .... / Keith Morrison
Eliza Szonert / .... / Janine Kellerman
John McMartin / .... / U.S. Ambassador Howard
Carl Snell / .... / Billy McIntyre
Billy Mitchell / .... / Cameron
RELEASE DATES
Australia19 October 2000
USA14 March 2001 (limited release)
USA27 April 2001 (general release)
UK11 May 2001
New Zealand24 May 2001
BOX OFFICE
Total GrossCountryLast date recorded
AUD $11,182,359 Australia14 December 2000
US $2,252,970USA8 July 2000
£1,573,131 UK17 June 2001
Opening Weekend
$70,612 (USA) (18 March2001) (6 Screens)
£218,114 (UK) (13 May2001) (187 Screens)
AUD 2,995,500 (Australia)
€2,676 (Italy) (9 February2003) (5 Screens)
Gross
$2,252,970 (USA) (8 July2001)
$2,208,227 (USA) (1 July2001)
$2,160,526 (USA) (24 June2001)
$2,094,492 (USA) (17 June2001)
$2,012,936 (USA) (10 June2001)
$1,927,428 (USA) (3 June2001)
$1,823,830 (USA) (27 May2001)
$1,640,228 (USA) (20 May2001)
$1,485,396 (USA) (13 May2001)
$1,292,075 (USA) (6 May2001)
$1,082,753 (USA) (29 April2001)
$886,433 (USA) (22 April2001)
$678,012 (USA) (15 April2001)
$439,236 (USA) (8 April2001)
$232,931 (USA) (1 April2001)
$167,759 (USA) (25 March2001)
$86,590 (USA) (18 March2001)
£1,573,131 (UK) (17 June2001)
£1,463,577 (UK) (10 June2001)
£1,300,494 (UK) (3 June2001)
£983,615 (UK) (27 May2001)
£666,201 (UK) (20 May2001)
£218,114 (UK) (13 May2001)
AUD 11,182,359 (Australia) (14 December2000)
AUD 17,900,000 (Australia)
€2,676 (Italy) (9 February2003)
€132,907 (Spain) (31 August2002)
ESP 12,587,614 (Spain) (30 June2001)
Weekend Gross
$26,051 (USA) (8 July2001) (22 Screens)
$26,797 (USA) (1 July2001) (32 Screens)
$38,824 (USA) (24 June2001) (39 Screens)
$55,733 (USA) (17 June2001) (47 Screens)
$54,979 (USA) (10 June2001) (53 Screens)
$78,175 (USA) (3 June2001) (65 Screens)
$147,133 (USA) (27 May2001) (59 Screens)
$108,126 (USA) (20 May2001) (67 Screens)
$144,158 (USA) (13 May2001) (80 Screens)
$161,102 (USA) (6 May2001) (82 Screens)
$153,102 (USA) (29 April2001) (60 Screens)
$152,467 (USA) (22 April2001) (53 Screens)
$155,148 (USA) (15 April2001) (50 Screens)
$191,833 (USA) (8 April2001) (49 Screens)
$43,287 (USA) (1 April2001) (6 Screens)
$53,287 (USA) (25 March2001) (6 Screens)
$70,612 (USA) (18 March2001) (6 Screens)
£60,697 (UK) (17 June2001) (82 Screens)
£91,897 (UK) (10 June2001) (115 Screens)
£149,924 (UK) (3 June2001) (182 Screens)
£209,333 (UK) (27 May2001) (210 Screens)
£271,370 (UK) (20 May2001) (189 Screens)
£218,114 (UK) (13 May2001) (187 Screens)
Admissions
29,347 (Spain) (31 August2002)
15,924 (Spain) (30 June2001)
Copyright Holder
The Dish Film Production Pty Ltd, 2000 (on print)
from imdb.com
“The Dish” was conceived, developed, written and produced by Working Dog's Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy and Rob Sitch.
It is the second feature film from Working Dog, the acclaimed collective of filmmakers who crafted "The Castle," which earned 10 million at the box office within its first twenty weeks of release in 1997 and went on to become one of the most successful films in Australian history.
Biography for
Tom Gleisner
Wrote and performed in the 1985 Melbourne University Revue "Too Cool for Sandals", with Michael Veitch and Magda Szubanski amongst others.
For five years (1987-1991) wrote and performed on Melbourne radio's "D-Generation Breakfast Show" (EONfm/Triple M) with Tony Martin and Santo Cilauro, and later Michael Veitch, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens and Judith Lucy
Biography for
Santo Cilauro
Was (with Rob Sitch) one half of Melbourne radio's legendary "Graham & the Colonel" (debut: EONfm 19 May 1986)
For five years (1987-1991) wrote and performed on Melbourne radio's "D-Generation Breakfast Show" (EONfm/Triple M) with Tony Martin and Tom Gleisner, and later Michael Veitch, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens and Judith Lucy
Wrote and performed in the 1984 Melbourne University Revue "Let's Talk Backwards", with Rob Sitch, Marg Downey, Nicholas Bufalo and John Harrison.
Biography for
Rob Sitch
Wrote a column for BRW (Business Review Weekly) magazine for several years.
Former D-Generation Member
Is a qualified medical practitioner (graduate of the University of Melbourne).
Was (with Santo Cilauro) one half of Melbourne radio's legendary "Graham & the Colonel" (debut: EONfm 19 May 1986)
For three years (1989-1991) wrote and performed on Melbourne radio's "D-Generation Breakfast Show" (EONfm/Triple M) with Santo Cilauro, Tony MartinTom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy, and later Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens and Judith Lucy
Wrote and performed in the 1984 Melbourne University Revue "Let's Talk Backwards", with Santo Cilauro, Marg Downey, Nicholas Bufalo and John Harrison.
Awards for
The Dish (2000)
Year / Result / Award / Category/Recipient(s)
2001 / Won / ARIA Music Award / Best Original Soundtrack Album
"various"
Australian Film Institute
Year / Result / Award / Category/Recipient(s)
2001 / Nominated / AFI Award / Best Film
Santo Cilauro
Michael Hirsh
Tom Gleisner
Jane Kennedy
Rob Sitch
Best Original Music Score
Edmund Choi
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Year / Result / Award / Category/Recipient(s)
2001 / Won / FCCA Award / Best Music Score
Edmund Choi
Tied with Cezary Skubiszewski for Bootmen (2000).
Best Screenplay - Original
Santo Cilauro
Tom Gleisner
Jane Kennedy
Rob Sitch
Nominated / FCCA Award / Best Actor - Male
Sam Neill
Best Cinematography
Graeme Wood
Best Director
Rob Sitch
Best Editing
Jill Bilcock
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor - Female
Genevieve Mooy
Best Supporting Actor - Male
Roy Billing
Toronto International Film Festival
Year / Result / Award / Category/Recipient(s)
2000 / 2nd place / People's Choice Award /
Rob Sitch
The official Dish website is made for the United States market:
“The Dish” DVD provides several interviews and commentaries on the film:
-The Dish: Getting It Ready
-Audio commentary by Rob Sitch and Santo Cilauro (Directing and Background Research details)
-Audio commentary by Jane Kennedy and Tom Gleisner (Casting and Music)
Interviews with the Working Dog team are also available through IMDB:
“The Dish” has a decent on-line presence in terms of external film reviews.
review of The Dish by Mike Ward
link to interview with Rob Sitch, director of The Dish
link to review of The Dish by Cynthia Fuchs
Review by Francesca Dinglasan
review by Mark Freeman
Variety; May 01, 2000; WOODS, MARK
Reviewed by Gary Stevens
Live from Down Under--Man on the Moon!
A Review by John Nesbit
12/25/2001
© Copyright CultureDose.net 12/25/2001
Andrew L. UrbanPublished: November 22, 2001 (imbd.com)
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
It's a lovely, original, Australian take on a climactic moment usually thought of as all American.
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Appropriate music, lovely cinematography and stellar performances by both a subtly moving Neill and a likable, barrel-chested super-American Warburton.
James Oliver (UK)
"...a near perfect antidote to the tide of hi-octane summer nonsense that will soon be clogging our screens..."
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The kind of movie some audiences are starved for, a comedy with a human face, warmth and spirit.