Milk (film) million. "Milk" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 10, 2009. The DVD comes with deleted scenes and three featurettes: "Remembering Harvey", "Hollywood Comes to San Francisco", and "Marching for Equality". As of August 2009, the DVD release of the film has sold an estimated 600,413 units, resulting in $11.3 million in revenue. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 94% based on 236 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhouse performance, "Milk" is a triumphant account of America's first openly gay man elected to public
Harvey Milk John N. Mitchell gave consistent "I don't recall" replies during the Watergate hearings. Milk decided that the time had come to run for city supervisor. He said later, "I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up". Milk received an icy reception from the gay political establishment in San Francisco. Jim Foster, who had by then been active in gay politics for 10 years, resented that the newcomer had asked for his endorsement for a position as prestigious as city supervisor. Foster told Milk, "There's an old saying in the Democratic Party. You