''Delivering Milo'' is a 2001 film written by David Hubbard and directed by

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Anton Yelchin Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( rus, Антон Викторович Ельчин, p=ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigr ...

stars as Milo, while

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and

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play his parents.

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stars as Elmore Dahl, a

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sent to convince a

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that life on Earth is worth living.

Plot

Elizabeth and Kevin live in

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in the loft above his glassblowing studio and are expecting their first child. Believing she has gone into labor, they hurry to the hospital. But, once there, the obstretician tells her she was having

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. The reality is that in the world from which babies come, Milo is too scared to leave the comfortable place where he has lived. Since babies must be born in order, no other babies will be born until he changes his mind. The people in charge give the job of educating Milo to Elmore, who is in a kind of

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until he proves he is worthy of Heaven. Elmore bargains with the powers that be. He must get Milo to say he wants to be born in exchange for more time on Earth. To convince Milo to accompany him, they let the cards decide, and Elmore is triumphant. Elizabeth calls her mom, updating her. She mentions she saw a man who looked like her father who'd abandoned them years ago. Elmore and Milo go out the door which normally serves only as an entrance. Outside is the energetic and terrifying

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. Elmore loves it, but Milo doesn't want to be in this scary place. Milo is introduced to a deli, ice cream and

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. Once his natural bodily functions kick in he is less convinced. A call from above suggests that Elmore try to inspire Milo's soul, but a museum visit has the opposite effect. As the day goes on, the big news story seen in the background is the lack of births globally. This is a reminder of how Milo's doubt and refusal to be born has affected the world. Cleaning up the studio after a pipe burst, Elizabeth finds a bag with Atlantic City parpheranalia from her dad. She plays blackjack with her husband's workmate, and doing well, she impulsively goes to

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. Almost simultaneously Elmore takes Milo there too, as he loved to gamble when he was alive. Milo's mind has not been changed and there is a deadline: at midnight, the door that the souls go through to be born will close, and no more babies will ever be born. In Atlantic City, Elizabeth meets Milo. He realizes she is his mother, and decides he wants to be born. He also realizes Elmore is the father who abandoned Elizabeth. Milo is born and Elmore is finally ascended from limbo to heaven.

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as Milo *

as Elmore Dahl *

as Elizabeth *

as Kevin

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* * 2001 films 2000s fantasy comedy-drama films American fantasy comedy-drama films Films about angels Films directed by Nick Castle Films scored by Craig Safan Films set in Atlantic City, New Jersey Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films shot in Atlantic City, New Jersey American pregnancy films 2001 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub

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