Milk Money (1994)

Young Frank and his pals get an idea for the ultimate in excitement. They decide to pool their savings, bicycle to the nearby Big City, and hire some woman of the streets to strip for them.... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writer:

John Mattson

Stars:

Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melanie Griffith	...	V
Ed Harris	...	Tom Wheeler
Michael Patrick Carter	...	Frank Wheeler
Malcolm McDowell	...	Waltzer
Anne Heche	...	Betty
Casey Siemaszko	...	Cash the Pimp
Philip Bosco	...	Jerry the Pope
Brian Christopher	...	Kevin Clean
Adam LaVorgna	...	Brad
Kevin Scannell	...	Mr. Clean
Jessica Wesson	...	Stacey
Amanda Sharkey	...	Holly
Margaret Nagle	...	Mrs. Fetch
Katie Powell	...	Mrs. Clean (as Kati Powell)
Tom Coop	...	Holly's Brother

Storyline

Young Frank and his pals get an idea for the ultimate in excitement. They decide to pool their savings, bicycle to the nearby Big City, and hire some woman of the streets to strip for them. Things do not work out that simply, but they do meet V, a Hooker With A Heart Of Gold, who ends up giving them a ride home. Soon she is living in Frank's treehouse, unbeknownst to Frank's widowed father Tom, who thinks she is one of Frank's teachers. Soon, however, the evil Waltzer comes looking for V.

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Plot Keywords:

treehouse | intergenerational friendship | prostitution | train | child driving car | 

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Taglines:

You can't get enough of a good thing... But first you have to find it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual themes and situations involving adolescents

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dugipénz

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$18,137,661 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Don Johnson's son, Jesse Wayne Johnson, appears in the movie with his then-stepmom, Melanie Griffith. He is the blonde headed boy, sitting in the class, when she comes through the window (for the anatomy lesson). You see him laughing and he even makes a comment.

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Goofs

Variations in Frank's diagram of the female reproductive system, as he draws upon V's leotard, between close & long shots.

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Quotes

Frank Wheeler: Which brings us to... intercourse! Can I have a volunteer?

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Over The Mountain, Across The Sea"
by Rex Garvin
Performed by Johnnie & Joe
Courtesy of Regent Music Corp.

User Reviews

MILK MONEY (DIDIER BECU)

Please forgive me but I fell in love with this movie even if it's not exactly the kind of movie that is hip.... Three young boys have no clue how a naked woman looks like so they save money to go to town and ask a hooker (Melanie Griffith) to show them her delicious body. One thing leads to another and V the hooker ends up staying by one of the kids (Michael Patrick Carter) who tells his dad (Ed Harris) that she's a mathteacher. And then in pure Pretty Woman-style the kid wants the hooker as his mum and tries to unite dad and the whore...and does it work? You know the answer but just a pimp (Malcolm McDowell) wants his moneygoat back... Well well, you laugh and I guess you are right as this history could have end up in something terrible but there is a freshness à la "Stand By Me" that makes "Milk Money" great and of course the performances from both Ed Harris and Melanie Griffith...just as usual Malcolm McDowell suffers from terrible overacting.