Where to watch Milk (2008)

Trivia & production notes

• Oliver Stone wrote an early script called The Mayor of Castro Street in 1991, envisioning it as a producer rather than director on the project.
• Robin Williams was attached to star in a 1992 version of the film directed by Gus Van Sant before Van Sant departed over creative differences.
• Matt Damon was initially cast as Dan White but left the production in September 2007 due to scheduling conflicts, replaced by Josh Brolin.
• The production design team spent several weeks at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco reviewing archives, including personal belongings of Harvey Milk donated by the estate of Scott Smith.
• The filmmakers purchased the former Castro Street camera shop, which had become a gift shop, for a couple of months during production to film scenes there.
• The Castro Theatre was renovated as part of filming, with its facade repainted and neon marquee redone.
• Dan White's office, where the assassination takes place, was recreated on a soundstage rather than filmed at San Francisco City Hall because the actual offices had been modernized.
• Danny Elfman composed the film's score, released under Decca Records.
• Focus Features withheld the film from all festivals and restricted media screenings in the month before release to minimize word-of-mouth before its October 2008 premiere.
• The film was banned in Samoa for depicting homosexual themes.

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