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Milk

  • 2008
  • R
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
187K
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Milk (2008)
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The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.

  • Director
    • Gus Van Sant
  • Writer
    • Dustin Lance Black
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Josh Brolin
    • Emile Hirsch
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    187K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,630
    503
    • Director
      • Gus Van Sant
    • Writer
      • Dustin Lance Black
    • Stars
      • Sean Penn
      • Josh Brolin
      • Emile Hirsch
    • 370User reviews
    • 182Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 66 wins & 146 nominations total

    Videos14

    Milk: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
    Milk: Theatrical Trailer
    A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Stories on Screen
    Clip 4:31
    A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Stories on Screen
    A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Stories on Screen
    Clip 4:31
    A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Stories on Screen
    Milk: Rally Clip
    Clip 0:31
    Milk: Rally Clip
    Milk: This Is The Most Wonderful Dinner I Have Ever Had
    Clip 0:44
    Milk: This Is The Most Wonderful Dinner I Have Ever Had
    Milk: Harvey Introduces Anne Kronenberg
    Clip 1:07
    Milk: Harvey Introduces Anne Kronenberg
    Milk: What Do You Think Of My New Theater?
    Clip 0:30
    Milk: What Do You Think Of My New Theater?

    Photos266

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    Top Cast99+

    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Harvey Milk
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Dan White
    Emile Hirsch
    Emile Hirsch
    • Cleve Jones
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Jack Lira
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Scott Smith
    Alison Pill
    Alison Pill
    • Anne Kronenberg
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Mayor Moscone
    Denis O'Hare
    Denis O'Hare
    • John Briggs
    Joseph Cross
    Joseph Cross
    • Dick Pabich
    Stephen Spinella
    Stephen Spinella
    • Rick Stokes
    Lucas Grabeel
    Lucas Grabeel
    • Danny Nicoletta
    Brandon Boyce
    Brandon Boyce
    • Jim Rivaldo
    Howard Rosenman
    Howard Rosenman
    • David Goodstein
    • (as Zvi Howard Rosenman)
    Kelvin Yu
    Kelvin Yu
    • Michael Wong
    Jeff Koons
    Jeff Koons
    • Art Agnos
    Ted Jan Roberts
    Ted Jan Roberts
    • Dennis Peron
    Boyd Holbrook
    Boyd Holbrook
    • Denton Smith
    • (as Robert Boyd Holbrook)
    Frank M. Robinson
    • Frank Robinson
    • (as Frank Robinson)
    • Director
      • Gus Van Sant
    • Writer
      • Dustin Lance Black
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews370

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    History

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The filming location for Harvey Milk's business, Castro Camera, was the real storefront where the actual business had once been. At the time of filming (mid-2008), it was a gift shop called "Given"; the film crew worked with the owner of the gift shop to recreate the look of Milk's camera store inside the space and restored it to its 2008 appearance after filming.
    • Goofs
      When marchers leave the Castro and pull the trolley pole off a PCC streetcar, the destination sign says "F Market." The F Market line entered service on September 1, 1995, as a tourist line between the Castro and the Embarcadero.
    • Quotes
      • Harvey Milk: [Voice Over, Last lines] I ask this... If there should be an assassination, I would hope that five, ten, one hundred, a thousand would rise. I would like to see every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out - - If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door... And that's all. I ask for the movement to continue. Because it's not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power... it's about the "us's" out there. Not only gays, but the Blacks, the Asians, the disabled, the seniors, the us's. Without hope, the us's give up - I know you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. So you, and you, and you... You gotta give em' hope... you gotta give em' hope.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Bolt/JCVD/Slumdog Millionaire/Quantum of Solace (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Well Tempered Clavier Book 2 BWV 876: Prelude No.7 in E-flat major
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
      Arranged by Ward Swingle
      Performed by The Swingles
      Courtesy of Universal International Music, B.V.
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    • Who is/was Harvey Milk?

    Details

    • Release date
      • January 30, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Milk: Un hombre, una revolución, una esperanza
    • Filming locations
      • Duboce Park, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Axon Films
      • Groundswell Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,841,299
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,453,844
      • Nov 30, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,662,930
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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