Milk (2008)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writer (WGA):

Dustin Lance Black (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. |

Plot Keywords:

Gay Rights | Gay | San Francisco | Politics | Assassination

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

18 March 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Harvey Milk
Josh Brolin	...	Dan White
Emile Hirsch	...	Cleve Jones
James Franco	...	Scott Smith
Diego Luna	...	Jack Lira
Brandon Boyce	...	Jim Rivaldo
Kelvin Yu	...	Michael Wong
Lucas Grabeel	...	Danny Nicoletta
Alison Pill	...	Anne Kronenberg
Victor Garber	...	Mayor George Moscone
Denis O'Hare	...	State Senator John Briggs
Howard Rosenman	...	David Goodstein
Stephen Spinella	...	Rick Stokes
Ted Jan Roberts	...	Dennis Peron
Tom Ammiano	...	Himself
Carol Ruth Silver	...	Thelma
Peter Jason	...	Allan Baird
Hope Tuck	...	Mary Anne White
Steven Wiig	...	McConnely
Ashlee Temple	...	Dianne Feinstein
Wendy Tremont King	...	Carol Ruth Silver
Adam Del Rio	...	Jerry Taylor
other cast:
Eric Stoltz	...	Tom Ammiano
Douglas Smith	...	Paul Hogarth
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Gordon Lau
Cully Fredricksen	...	Assistant Sheriff
Boyd Holbrook	...	Denton Smith
Kenny New	...	SFPD Officer
Tim Halpin	...	SFPD Officer Bell
Cleve Jones	...	Don
Jeff Redlick	...	Teamster
Christopher Greene	...	TV Reporter
Robert Chimento	...	Phil Burton
Jeremiah Turner	...	Law Student
Cory Montgomery	...	Michael Davis
Awele Makeba	...	Supervisor Ella Hill Hutch
Shaun Landry	...	Gwenn Craig
Greg Cala	...	Senator Briggs Aide
Brian Danker	...	SFPD Homicide Officer (credit only)
Kyle Scudiere	...	Conservative Republican
Borzin Mottaghian	...	Senator Briggs' Driver
Tony R. Vella	...	Supervisor Robert E. Gonzales
Mary Dilts	...	Channel 5 Reporter
Michael Gillespie	...	Harry Britt
Brad Comfort	...	Castro Clone
Camron Palmer	...	Medora Paine
Jill Maragos	...	Tory Hartmann
Tom Ramdol	...	Telephone Tree #1
Gilbert Baker	...	Telephone Tree #2
John Douglas Ayers	...	Castro Local (uncredited)
Jeff Bredt	...	So-Cal Conservative (uncredited)
Cabran E. Chamberlain	...	Teamster (uncredited)
Maddie Eisler	...	Birthday party relative (uncredited)
David Hodges	...	Castro Man (uncredited)
Drew Kuhse	...	Pizza Guy (uncredited)
Yeena Lopez	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Yoli Mapp	...	Law Student (uncredited)
Corbett Redford	...	Teamster (uncredited)
Lin Shukla	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Brian Vowell	...	Castro Clone (uncredited)
Cindy Warner	...	Irish local / Marcher 1970s SF (uncredited)

Directed by
Gus Van Sant

Writing credits (WGA)
Dustin Lance Black		(written by)

Produced by
Dustin Lance Black	....	executive producer
Bruce Cohen	....	producer
Barbara A. Hall	....	executive producer
William Horberg	....	executive producer
Dan Jinks	....	producer
Michael London	....	producer
Bruna Papandrea	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Harris Savides

Film Editing by
Elliot Graham
Gus Van Sant

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Bill Groom

Art Direction by
Charley Beal

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Danny Glicker

Makeup Department
Steven E. Anderson	....	makeup department head
Karen Bradley	....	makeup artist
Gretchen Davis	....	key makeup artist
Sterfon Demings	....	hair stylist: Sean Penn
Debra Dietrich	....	key hair stylist
Stephan Dupuis	....	makeup artist: Sean Penn
Tess Green	....	hair stylist
Toby Mayer	....	makeup artist
Robert Mruck	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Tremont	....	hair stylist
Jenny-King Turko	....	makeup artist
Michael White	....	hair department head
Nancie Marsalis	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Barbara A. Hall	....	unit production manager
Michelle Lankwarden	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Calip	....	second second assistant director
John R. Saunders	....	second assistant director
David J. Webb	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Susan Alegria	....	assistant art director
Nate Belove	....	on-set dresser
Richard Blakeley	....	signwriter
Richard W. Clot	....	construction coordinator
Katherine Covell	....	buyer
B.J. Frederickson	....	stand-by painter
Halsted Craig Hannah	....	graphic designer
Dale Haugo	....	head scenic artist
Sean House	....	propmaker
Catherine Leyba	....	set decorating coordinator
Brooke Lords	....	art department coordinator
Patrick Ludden	....	first assistant props
John Micheletos	....	lead man
Annie Mueller	....	assistant property master
Chad Owens	....	set designer
Tom Richardson	....	painter
Anna Rogers	....	assistant property master
Ken Sly	....	propmaker general foreman
Chris Ubick	....	property master
Louis Visco	....	set decorating gang boss
Mark Warren	....	set dresser
Doug E. Williams	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Felix Andrew	....	sound mixer
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean England	....	adr recordist
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Michael Primmer	....	sound utility
Neil Riha	....	sound mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound recordist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Callie Thurman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post production supervisor
Kimberley Anne Miller	....	special effects assistant
Tom Sindicich	....	special effects coordinator
Lino Stavole	....	special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Peter Stolz	....	pyro technician
I.J. Van Perre	....	foreman

Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Philippe Majdalani	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate

Stunts
Kevin Bailey	....	stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: sumo
Paul Crawford	....	stunts
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Mike Martinez	....	stunts
Tim Meredith	....	stunts
Danton Mew	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunt performer
Rex Reddick	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Dave Childers	....	key grip
Michael Chin	....	camera operator
Ian Chriss	....	additional electrician
Steve Condiotti	....	gaffer
Robert Dalva	....	camera operator
John Garrett	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tim Guffin	....	second assistant camera
Brook Johnson	....	best boy
James Kumarelas	....	lamp operator
Stephen Lighthill	....	camera operator
Kim Marks	....	camera operator
Patrick McArdle	....	first assistant camera
Maria Mendoza	....	lamp operator
Spencer Mulcahy	....	lamp operator
Michael Olague	....	lamp operator
Arthur Phelan	....	electrician
Jan Ruona	....	first assistant camera
Caitlin Strom	....	loader
Ricky Tayerle	....	genie operator
Amy Silverman	....	second assistant: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate
Nina Henninger	....	location casting
Colleen Kenneavy	....	extras casting
Sarah Kliban	....	location casting associate
Katie Taylor	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Becker	....	key costumer (as Mick Becker)
Andrea Cooper	....	costumer
Diane Cornelius	....	costumer
Victoria DeKay	....	costume supervisor
Audrey Fisher	....	assistant costume designer
Nancy Foreman	....	seamstress
J.R. Hawbaker	....	costumer
Jennifer Morrison Holyfield	....	costumer
Esmerelda Kent	....	wardrobe
Max Newman	....	costumes production assistant
Chris Proctor	....	costumer
Deirdre Scully	....	costumer
Nancy Servin	....	seamstress
Debbie Travis	....	key set costumer
Valerie White	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Michael Hatzer	....	digital intermediate colorist: Efilm
Eric Hill	....	assistant editor
Chris Jensen	....	senior digital colorist assist
Justin Kelly	....	editorial assistant

Music Department
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor
Jeannie Lee Marks	....	assistant music editor
Yann McCullough	....	auricle operator

Transportation Department
Bundy Chanock	....	transportation
Dan Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles

Other crew
Arusha Baker	....	set production assistant
Justin Barker	....	production assistant
Mark Caplin	....	set medic
James Chandler	....	key craft service
Carolyn Crimley	....	studio teacher
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Tad Driscoll	....	production accountant
Sharlene Duale	....	production coordinator
James Ferrera	....	unit publicist
Blair Glorious	....	first accountant
Antonio Grana	....	production assistant
Scott Patrick Green	....	assistant to director
Marcy Guiragossian	....	key background coordinator
Jason Halley	....	set production assistant
Greg Holland	....	animal wrangler
Cleve Jones	....	historical consultant
Adam Kamil	....	stand-in: Sean Penn
Daniel Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Matt Miller	....	key set production assistant
Peter Moody	....	assistant location manager
Dave Moorer	....	set medic
Lyn Norton	....	script supervisor
Kenn Rabin	....	archival researcher
Sandy Reed	....	craft service
Matthew Riutta	....	key assistant location manager
Andy Rozal	....	office production assistant
Hassan Said	....	production assistant
Jonathan Shedd	....	location manager
Sharon Steinhauser	....	business and legal affairs
Jason Suhrke	....	set production assistant
Stacey Thompson	....	second accountant
Benjamin Wiser	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Focus Features
• Groundswell Productions
• Jinks/Cohen Company

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Castello Lopes Multimedia (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Constantin Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradise (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SND (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Serenity Entertainment International (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Iceland) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Focus Features  international sales
• Groundswell Productions  funding
• Hat Trick Catering  catering
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  modem card rentals
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Wildfire Studios  ADR Recording Facility
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facilities
• Wildfire Studios  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Untitled Harvey Milk Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

29th & Dolores Streets, Noe Valley, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Focus Features

Trivia:

Thousands of people agreed to take part in the film as extras for free.