The Full Monty (1997)

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

Director:

Peter Cattaneo

Writer:

Simon Beaufoy

Stars:

Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy

Won 1 Oscar. Another 35 wins & 33 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Carlyle	...	Gaz
Mark Addy	...	Dave
Wim Snape	...	Nathan (as William Snape)
Steve Huison	...	Lomper
Tom Wilkinson	...	Gerald
Paul Barber	...	Horse
Hugo Speer	...	Guy
Lesley Sharp	...	Jean
Emily Woof	...	Mandy
Deirdre Costello	...	Linda
Paul Butterworth	...	Barry
Dave Hill	...	Alan
Bruce Jones	...	Reg
Andrew Livingston	...	Terry (as Andrew Livingstone)
Vinny Dhillon	...	Sharon

Storyline

Six unemployed steel workers, inspired by the Chippendale's dancers, form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

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Plot Keywords:

steel worker | unemployment | male stripper | northern england | dole | 

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Taglines:

Six men. With nothing to lose. Who dare to go....

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Todo o nada

Filming Locations:

Haugh Lane, Sheffield, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$244,375, 17 August 1997, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$45,950,122

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$257,938,649

Company Credits

Production Co:

Redwave Films,Channel Four Films,Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original cut of the film was too short, so three months after shooting ended, some more footage was shot, including the football/exercise montage. Robert Carlyle is not in that sequence; the actor was working on another project by then.

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Goofs

When the team is supposed to watch the movie Flashdance, they are watching the music video of the theme song "What a Feeling" by Irene Cara instead.

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Quotes

Dave: The less I eat, the fatter I get.
Lomper: So stuff yourself and get thin!

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Crazy Credits

The film shown behind the opening credits is "Sheffield...City on the move", made in 1971 for the Sheffield Publicity Department.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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Soundtracks

Land of a Thousand Dances
(1971)
Composed by Chris Kenner
Performed by Wilson Pickett
Published by Longitude Music Co.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Reproduced by kind permission of Burton Way Music Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Funny and touching

When this got praised all over the place, I avoided seeing it at first because I was afraid it would be a letdown. But it's not, not in any way. This continues a tradition of sorts; while back in the 50's and early 60's, the British were known for their kitchen-sink, angry young man dramas (like "Room at the Top" or "Look Back in Anger"), now they seem to be putting comic spins on them, and it's working. Not only do you laugh (especially when Horse is at the Unemployment Office after the videotape of them dancing has been released to the public, and when he says he hasn't been up to anything, the clerk says, "That's not what I heard"), but the characters and where they come from are taken seriously and are three dimensional, so you care about them. The humor comes from real situations, not sitcom humor. A real winner!