Milk Money (1994)
42%RT Audience Score: 37%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Ill-conceived and cheap when it comes to cleverness, Milk Money is more than a few cents short of a good time
Milk Money is a movie that’s so bad, it’s almost good. Almost. It’s like a train wreck that you can’t look away from, but you also can’t believe what you’re seeing. The plot is ridiculous, the jokes are offensive, and the acting is…well, let’s just say they tried their best. But hey, if you’re in the mood for a deeply strange little movie that’s so bad it’s good (but not really), then Milk Money might just be the movie for you. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Production Company(ies)
T A T Communications, Company,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sexual themes and situations involving adolescents
Year of Release
1994
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby SDDS Dolby SR
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2003
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter, Malcolm McDowell, Anne Heche, Philip Bosco, directed by Richard Benjamin, written by John Mattson, Comedy, Romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Dolores Barclay, Ian Nathan, Kevin Thomas, Jeff Shannon, Jay Boyar, Clifford Terry, Mike Massie, Gena Radcliffe, David Nusair, Barbara Shulgasser, Dennis King, Stephen Hunter, produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, PG-13, prostitute, mistaken identity, small town, mobster, single father, car trouble, hiding, falling in love, suburbs, hooker gags, offensive, unassuming, heartwarming, distasteful, silly, preposterous, adventure, fun-loving sexuality, spicy romantic comedy, tax loss, cheap, ill-conceived, lacking cleverness, more than a few cents short of a good time
Worldwide gross: $18,137,661
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $36,694,762
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,472
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,001,610
US/Canada gross: $18,137,661
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $36,694,762
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,196
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,846,533
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $11,828,269
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 901
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ed Harris – Tom Wheeler
Michael Patrick Carter – Frank Wheeler
Malcolm McDowell – Waltzer
Anne Heche – Betty
Philip Bosco – Jerry the Pope
Director(s)
Richard Benjamin
Writer(s)
John Mattson
Producer(s)
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (37)
A silly, offensive movie.
October 22, 2018
Dolores Barclay
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
What results is, at best, only a sparingly funny series of mistaken identities and some really distasteful hooker gags delivered by the shocked townsfolk.
July 16, 2014 | Rating: 1/5
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Only the least demanding audiences can be expected to buy into Milk Money.
May 22, 2013
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
This pleasant, unassuming little comedy manages to overcome its many potential shortcomings.
May 22, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s pointless to blame the cast members, who at least are in there trying.
May 22, 2013 | Rating: 1/5
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
An embarrassing, preposterous mess.
May 22, 2013 | Rating: 1/4
Clifford Terry
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
It’s difficult to dislike the fun-loving sexuality and adventure, even if it runs on about half-an-hour too long and resolves the predicaments too easily.
September 14, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
It exists largely so the film could be sold as a spicy romantic comedy that you could still show to your grandmother, if your grandmother had no taste.
January 20, 2020
Gena Radcliffe
The Spool
A deeply strange little movie…
January 7, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Frank ’90s comedy about boys befriending a prostitute.
September 13, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
Barbara Shulgasser
Common Sense Media
The latest film from director Richard Benjamin is a sour little attempt at heartwarming comedy that blithely relies on that most questionable and discomforting film convention — the prostitute with a heart of gold.
July 16, 2014 | Rating: 1/4
Dennis King
Tulsa World
A work so rancid and alienating you can only suppose it was planned as a tax loss.
May 22, 2013 | Rating: 1/4
Stephen Hunter
Baltimore Sun…
Plot
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Melanie Griffith stars as V, a kindhearted prostitute, in Milk Money.
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