Milk: The Shooting Script - Softcover

Black, Dustin Lance; Van Sant, Gus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557048274 ISBN 13: 9781557048271

Publisher: Newmarket Press, 2008

Synopsis

His life changed history. His courage changedlives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to theSan Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming thefirst openly gay man to be voted into major publicoffice in America. His victory was not just avictory for gay rights; he forged coalitions acrossthe political spectrum. From senior citizens tounion workers, Harvey Milk changed the verynature of what it means to be a fighter for humanrights and became, before his untimely death in1978, a hero for all Americans.

Academy Award® winner Sean Penn stars asHarvey Milk, with Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones,Josh Brolin as Dan White, Diego Luna as JackLira, and James Franco as Scott Smith, under thedirection of Academy Award® nominee Gus VanSant, filmed on location in San Francisco, from anoriginal screenplay by Dustin Lance Black.

This Newmarket Shooting Script® Book includes:

• Exclusive introduction by director Gus Van Sant
• Complete Shooting Script
• Scene Notes by Dustin Lance Black
• An exclusive conversation with Black, Van Sant, and Cleve Jones, one of the original political activists with Harvey Milk
• Color photo section
• Complete cast and crew credits

Also read Milk: A Pictorial History featuring oralhistories, archival photographs, and the story ofthe making of the film.

About this title

About the Author:

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black worked on the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated television series Big Love as a writer and producer for three seasons. He also wrote screenplays for Pedro, profiling the late AIDS activist and reality television star Pedro Zamora.

Oscar®-nominated director Gus Van Sant iswell known for such movies as Drugstore Cowboy, MyOwn Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, To DieFor, Good Will Hunting, and Finding Forrester.

Review:

"What makes [Harvey Milk] remarkable was that even though he was in so many respects so flawed and so ordinary and so beset by all the everyday challenges of life that we all face, he did in fact change the world, and he did that by being honest, by being courageous, and by never, ever giving up. I think that really, really comes through in the film." -Consultant/Activist Cleve Jones, from the book

About this edition

• Publisher: Newmarket Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1557048274
• ISBN 13: 9781557048271
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130