Main Cast: Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter, Malcolm McDowell, Anne Heche
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
After befriending a kind-hearted prostitute, a 12-year-old boy attempts to set her up with his widowed father in this family comedy. Young Frank Wheeler (Michael Patrick Carter) first meets working girl V (Melanie Griffith) when he and two friends pool their money to buy a glimpse of a naked woman. V does the job and agrees to drive Frank home; along the way, he becomes convinced that this nice call girl would be the perfect new wife for his dad (Ed Harris). V happens to be on the run from a group of evil gangsters, so when he invites her to stay at their house in the suburbs, she readily agrees. Masquerading as a math tutor, she strikes a chord with Mr. Wheeler, but this budding romance is soon threatened by the return of V's past. Despite the potentially off-color premise, Milk Money aims to be innocuous family fare, with juvenile jokes mixing with unthreatening romance. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
Casey Siemaszko - Cash; Philip Bosco - Jerry the Pope; Brian Christopher - Kevin Clean; Adam LaVorgna - Brad; Kevin Scannell - Mr. Clean; Jessica Wesson - Stacey; Amanda Sharkey - Holly; John Alvin - Rich Old Guy; Ann Baker - Checker at Grocery Store; Jacquelyn K. Koch - Woman; Julia Montgomery - Stacey's Mom; William John Murphy - Sheriff; William L. Schwarber - Tow Truck Driver; Michael Conn - Little Kid's Girl; Mark Pennell - Holly's Dad; Mary Goldberg; Don Roberts - Larry the Neighbour
Credit
Mary Goldberg - Casting, Theoni V. Aldredge - Costume Designer, Cara Giallanza - First Assistant Director, Richard Benjamin - Director, Jacqueline Cambas - Editor, Michael Finnell - Executive Producer, Patrick Palmer - Executive Producer, Michael Convertino - Composer (Music Score), Richard Lightstone - Musical Direction/Supervision, Naomi Donne - Makeup, Paul Sylbert - Production Designer, David Watkin - Cinematographer, Robin Browne - Cinematographer, Vincent Agostino - Cinematographer, Kathleen Kennedy - Producer, Frank Marshall - Producer, Casey Hallenbeck - Set Designer, Antoinette J. Gordon - Set Designer, Alan E. Lorimer - Special Effects, John Mattson - Screenwriter
Milk Money is a 1994romantic comedy film about three suburban 11-year-old boys who find themselves behind in "the battle of the sexes," believe they would regain the upper hand if they could just see a real, live naked lady.
The film was shot in Pittsburgh, PA, Brooklyn, NY, Cincinnati and Lebanon, Ohio. The story is set in a fictitious suburb named "Middleton," outside an unnamed city. The city Middletown exists as a suburb of Cincinnati. The screenplay sold to Paramount Pictures (which once owned Kings Island in Cincinnati) in 1992 for 1.1 million dollars, then a record for a romantic comedy spec script.[1]'.
Future Boston Red Sox All Star first baseman Kevin Youkilis appears in the film as a 14-year-old extra, and even has a line in the film.[1]
The film was ultimately panned by critics and was a box office disappointment with moviegoers. It was nominated for one Razzie Award, Worst Screenplay.
