Milk Money is a 1994 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris.

The film is about three suburban 11-year-old boys who find themselves behind in "the battle of the sexes," believing they would regain the upper hand if they could just see a real, live naked lady.

Three boys — Brad (Adam LaVorgna), Frank (Michael Patrick Carter) and Kevin (Brian Christopher) — travel from their bedroom suburb of Middleton to the city, bringing money with hopes of seeing a woman naked.

Cash has been skimming money that he sends to mob collector Waltzer (Malcolm McDowell), who in turn steals from his boss Jerry "The Pope" (Philip Bosco).

He decides to use V as a mannequin, and through a ruse, distracts his teacher long enough to draw a relatively accurate female reproductive system on her skin-colored bodysuit.

V finds the stolen money in a backpack and uses it to buy the wetlands in Tom's name; it is also revealed that she purchased the ice-cream parlor in town, so she can carry on with her new relationship.

[3][4] Joe Dante was set to direct with his frequent partner Michael Finnell as producer, but they left the project over disputes regarding the budget and their fees.

Paramount had wanted Dante to work for less than his normal directing fee and to shoot the film in Canada using a non-union crew with a budget of $14 million.

[citation needed] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12%, based on reviews from 42 critics with the consensus: "Ill-conceived and cheap when it comes to cleverness, Milk Money is a more than a few cents short of a good time.

"[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F.[7] Siskel & Ebert speculated that it may have been made by Hollywood executives with an affinity for prostitutes.

[9][10] Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave it a negative review and suggested "Milk Money may be the first brainless American comedy that deserves to be remade by the French."