Actor Marcus Spencer found his path in film after a brief but
illuminating conversation with Vince Vaughn.  It was 2008, and
Spencer, an Oakland native and former semipro football player,
was working as an extra on the set of Vaughn's "Four
Christmases." Like Vaughn, Spencer exceeded Hollywood's height
and weight standards for a leading man. The young black actor
had to know how the 6-foot-5 Vaughn defied the odds. "I wrote
'Swingers,' " Vaughn told Big Spence, as he's known in the
industry. "Once they see you as a leading man, they will hire
you as one."  Oakland native Marcus "Big Spence" Spencer wrote
and stars in "Milk Money," which premieres July 15 at the
Elmwood Theater in Oakland. Oakland native Marcus "Big Spence"
Spencer wrote and stars in "Milk Money," which premieres July 15
at the Elmwood Theater in Oakland. (Erik the Eye Catcher)  He
took the advice. In 2009, Spencer began writing "Milk Money," a
drama set in 2030 about Banneker (Spencer), a working-class
Oakland resident who is forced to sell a