Milk
Universal Studios (2008)
Biography, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#186
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025195048972
IMDB   7.5
128 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
Sean Penn Harvey Milk
Victor Garber Mayor George Moscone
James Franco Scott Smith
Ronald Reagan Himself
Anita Bryant Herself
Harvey Milk Himself
Walter Cronkite Himself
Jimmy Carter Himself
Josh Brolin Dan White
Stephen Spinella Rick Stokes
Alison Pill Anne Kronenberg
Diego Luna Jack Lira
Emile Hirsch Cleve Jones
Elias McConnell Telephone Tree #8
Ted Jan Roberts Dennis Peron
Joseph Cross Dick Pabich
John Parson Castro Man
Tom Brokaw Himself
Dustin Lance Black Castro Clone
Cully Fredricksen Assistant Sheriff
Brandon Boyce Jim Rivaldo
Lucas Grabeel Danny Nicoletta
Denis O'Hare State Senator John Briggs
Timothy Roberts Godfather
Kelvin Han Yee Gordon Lau
Richard Gross Riot Cop
Lynn McRee Moscone's Secretary
Kelvin Yu Michael Wong
Roger Mudd Himself
David Hodges Castro Man
Victor Garber Mayor Moscone
Denis O'Hare John Briggs
Howard Rosenman David Goodstein
Jeff Koons Art Agnos
Boyd Holbrook Denton Smith
Frank M. Robinson Frank Robinson
Allan Baird Allan Baird
Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano
Carol Ruth Silver Thelma
Hope Tuck Mary Ann White
Steven Wiig McConnelly
Ashlee Temple Dianne Feinstein
Wendy Tremont King Carol Ruth Silver
Director/Choreographer
Gus Van Sant
Producer Bruce Cohen
Dan Jinks
Dustin Lance Black
Writer/Composer Dustin Lance Black
Cinematography Harris Savides
Music Danny Elfman


The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Release Date 3/10/2009
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
Deleted Scenes Remembering Harvey Hollywood Comes To San Francisco Marching For Equality
References
Streaming, VoD Amazon Prime, NetFlix, Various, YouTube
Lists ‡ 175 Essential Films for GLBT Viewers from Advocate (6/23/2014), ‡ Listall Best Gay Themed by Polsko, ‡ Rotten Tomatoes: 200 Best LGBT Movies of All Time, ‡ TimeOut Magazine London: 50 best gay movies (11/24/15)
QueerGuru Rating 10
Rotten Critics Rating % (2021) 93
Rotten Best Queer #1-200 (2021) 18
Viewing Priority 2 Medium

Notes
TimeOut magazine The best LGBT movies: #8.