The Milkman Cometh

{{short description|1988 Canadian short film}}

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| name = The Milkman Cometh

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Lorne Bailey

| producer = Lorne Bailey

| writer = Lorne Bailey

| starring = Kelly Kyle

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| distributor = Winnipeg Film Group

| released = {{Film date|1988}}

| runtime = 19 minutes

| country = Canada

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The Milkman Cometh is a Canadian black comedy short film, directed by Lorne Bailey and released in 1988.Pat Thompson, "Mini-Reviews: The Milkman Cometh". Cinema Canada, January 1989. The film centres on an office worker (Kelly Kyle) who becomes transfixed by the bucolic nature scene on a can of milk at the coffee machine.

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989."Genie Award nominees 1989". Cinema Canada, February/March 1989.