Milk
Milk is a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk, Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor, and Victor Garber as San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.
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| Running time | 128 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $20 million
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| Box office | $54.6 million
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Cleve Jones: That you're gonna get somewhere if you keep talking?
Harvey Milk: No, I think you should do what you do well- be a prick. But come with us and be a prick.
- Tom Ammiano: The California Assemblyman and former San Francisco Supervisor plays himself. He was a founder in the No On 6 Campaign.
- The real Cleve Jones has a cameo in the film as Don Amador.
- Number 2 on Lisa Schwarzbaum's Entertainment Weekly Magazine list of the 10 best movies of 2008.
- After his first kissing scene with James Franco, Sean Penn texted his ex-wife Madonna saying, "I just broke my cherry kissing a guy." (Her texted response: "Congratulations.")
- Josh Brolin doesn't appear until 45 minutes into the movie.
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