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
Scott Smith (activist) model; sometimes Milk spent entire rolls of film just taking pictures of Smith. Smith fell into a very deep depression after Milk was killed. With Frank M. Robinson, he was the executor of Milk's last will and testament. Smith died of pneumonia, possibly stemming from HIV/AIDS on February 4, 1995 at the age of 46. In the 2008 feature film "Milk", the role of Scott Smith was played by James Franco. Scott Smith (activist) Joseph Scott Smith (October 21, 1948 – February 4, 1995) was a gay rights activist best known for his romantic relationship with Harvey Milk, for whom