By skyforbes I guess for starters, how the hell did they get Ed Harris and Malcolm McDowell to star in this movie? Okay, Malcolm McDowell, maybe not as surprising. But Ed Harris was in Apollo 13 the following year, so I'm assuming they were both filmed around the same time. He was also in The Abyss, although that was years earlier. I guess his career hadn't really peaked at the time of Milk Money, but still. I really wish I could ask him how that all went down.
For those of you who, like me, had never heard of this movie until now, Milk Money is about a young boy who finds a hooker in the city, gets her stranded in the suburbs, and then tries to set her up with his dad so that she can be his mom. Basically the opposite of that episode of The Boondocks. It's one of the most bizarre romcoms I've ever seen. Actually, it's definitely the most bizarre romcom I've ever seen.
There's some obvious areas that are morally questionable to say the least (those of you who actually have seen this movie know exactly what I'm talking about). Nonetheless, Milk Money manages to be unexpectedly charming and at times, dare I say heartwarming. The characters are surprisingly likeable and there's some good dialogue in there, especially between Ed Harris and his son, and you can't help but root for Melanie Griffith to find herself a happy ending. Malcolm McDowell is practically a cartoon, but somehow the casting was appropriate — maybe because the character is so 1-dimensional that it was pretty much a requirement for the actor to be recognizable.
While I never really got past how crazy the premise is, I'll admit that there were times I couldn't help but find myself actually watching this fucking thing. I mean really watching it.
So, what's next? Gimme some movies that I never in a million years would believe actually exist (ideally ones that at least have some redeeming qualities).