Magic Mike (2012)

A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Reid Carolin

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Olivia Munn

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Dallas
Channing Tatum	...	Magic Mike
Olivia Munn	...	Joanna
Alex Pettyfer	...	Adam
James Martin Kelly	...	Sal
Cody Horn	...	Brooke
Reid Carolin	...	Paul
Avery Camp	...	Girl in Line
George A. Sack	...	George (as George Sack)
Micaela Johnson	...	Portia
Denise Vasi	...	Ruby
Camryn Grimes	...	Birthday Girl
Kate Easton	...	Liz
Asher Wallis	...	Obnoxious Bar Guy
Joe Manganiello	...	Big Dick Richie

Storyline

Mike Lane is a thirty-year old living in Tampa,Florida. By day he works as a roofer whilst at night, as Magic Mike, he is the star attraction of the Kings of Tampa, a group of male strippers. Secretly he wants out in order to further a projected furniture-making business but his credit rating precludes a bank loan for this despite his considerable savings. One night Adam, a teen-aged work-mate of Mike, follows him to the club and, when one of the acts is unable to go on,he is prevailed upon to strip - becoming a huge hit. However success goes to his head and his foolish actions not only threaten to jeopardize his sister Brooke's relationship with Mike but Mike's ambitions as well.

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Plot Keywords:

male stripper | male nudity | white briefs | strip club | alcohol | 

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Taglines:

Work all day. Work it all night.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bez kalhot

Filming Locations:

Dunedin, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$39,127,170 (USA) (29 June 2012)

Gross:

$113,709,992 (USA) (21 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Iron Horse Entertainment (II), Extension 765

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Channing Tatum originally wanted Nicolas Winding Refn to direct the film but Refn had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with Only God Forgives.

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Goofs

At the sorority, when Mike picks the girl up in front of the fireplace, her battery pack for her microphone is visible through her clothes.

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Quotes

Dallas: Will you welcome to the stage, the one, the only... Magic Mike!

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros. logo used at the opening of the film is a modified version of the Saul Bass designed logo from the 1970s.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.106 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Fish in the Sea"
Written by Nick Radford, Angeline Morrison and Adam Gibbons
Performed by Frootful
Courtesy of Freestyle Records
By arrangement with Steel Synch

User Reviews

Aside from the stripping there's nothing new here but I was never bored

This takes place in Florida. A 30 year old male stripper Magic Mike (Channing Tatum) meets young Adam (Alex Pettyfer) who has no direction in life. Mike takes him under his wing and gets him to be a stripper. He also romances Alexs' sister Brooke (Cody Horn). But Adam gets hooked on drugs and things get dangerous.

First let's get the nude issue out of the way. There is only one full frontal in the movie--it's off to the side, is partially blocked and is probably faked. It's also very funny. There's mostly butt shots only but all are from Tatum, Pettyfer and Adam Rodriguez. This movie is NOT about the nudity. The movie moves slow (although I was never bored) and main events happen off screen OR are never explained! Still the movie works. For one thing all the acting is good. I was surprised at how good Tatum was. I never thought he could act till this. He captures his character perfectly. Pettyfer was equally good as Adam. Even Matthew McConaughey was good as the group's owner named Dallas. The strip acts themselves are incredible. All the guys are in good shape and Tatum shows some moves that are jaw-dropping! However they're not shot in an exploitive fashion. They're done in a matter of fact way that actually makes them seem quite funny. This movie (script wise) shows us nothing new but it was well-made and entertaining. This is not just for women and gay men--I think everyone would enjoy it. I give it a 7.