The Full Monty (1997)
88%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
37 wins & 35 nominations total
Cheeky and infectiously good-natured, The Full Monty bares its big beating heart with a sly dose of ribald comedy
The Full Monty is the perfect movie for anyone who wants to see male strippers, but also wants to feel like they’re watching something with substance. It’s like Magic Mike, but with more heart and less Channing Tatum abs. Plus, who doesn’t love a good underdog story? It’s a feel-good movie that will leave you grinning from ear to ear, and maybe even shedding a tear or two. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show!
Production Company(ies)
Nouvelles Éditions de Films,
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and some nudity
Year of Release
1997
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 31m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1997 Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2002
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Steve Huison, directed by Peter Cattaneo, written by Simon Beaufoy, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Ruthe Stein, Jamie Russell, Susan Stark, James Berardinelli, produced by Uberto Pasolini, R rating, male strip-tease act, steel factory, child support payments, unemployment, social commentary, feelgood trajectory, gallows humour, empathetic leftist politics, ensemble cast, British screwball comedy, charm, brave, shameless work, Sheffield, laid off, great cast, well acted, feel good tone, diverse characters, flawed comedy, must see, brilliantly acted, good spirited flick, charming
Worldwide gross: $257,938,649
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $480,818,499
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 301
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 52,433,860
US/Canada gross: $45,950,122
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $85,654,743
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 825
US/Canada opening weekend: $176,585
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $329,169
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,512
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $3,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $6,524,283
Production budget ranking: 1,825
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $3,513,326
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $470,780,890
ROI to date (est.): 4,690%
ROI ranking: 21
Tom Wilkinson – Gerald
Mark Addy – Dave
Lesley Sharp – Jean
Emily Woof – Mandy
Steve Huison – Lomper
Director – Peter Cattaneo
Producer – Uberto Pasolini
Writer – Simon Beaufoy
Director(s)
Peter Cattaneo
Writer(s)
Simon Beaufoy
Producer(s)
Uberto Pasolini
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
37 wins & 35 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Score Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (2)
The Full Monty finds both pathos and laughs in its farfetched conceit, avoiding the pitfalls of sappiness and shtik. Odds are good you’ll exit grinning.
February 28, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
August 21, 2001 | Rating: 5/5
Jamie Russell
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
Upbeat, crowd-pleasing tale of six unemployed steel workers faced with an unusual choice to guarantee their livelihood.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
This movie walked so that Magic Mike could run. Social commentary? Check. Unlikely pathos? Check. Male strippers? Six checks!
April 4, 2020
Laura Bradley
The Daily Beast
The Full Monty carries beneath its feelgood trajectory an exquisite air of gallows humour mixed with a dash of melancholy and a wee sprinkling of empathetic leftist politics.
November 3, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
Its social commentary, its unlikely but charismatic cast, and heartfelt but humorous writing has made it a film that many people find hard to forget.
August 24, 2018
Stephanie Watts
One Room With A View
Largely sweet and insubstantial, not so much “funny” as it is charming and grin-making.
July 2, 2012 | Rating: 7/10
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
Who knew male strippers could be so sweet?
January 2, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Joyce Slaton
Common Sense Media…
Plot
In the decaying steel mill town of Sheffield in Northern England, friends Gaz and Dave, both now unemployed and on the dole after the closure of most of the town’s steel mills, steal scrap metal from the closed mills to supplement their meager income, often with Gaz’s twelve year old son, Nathan, on the days Gaz has custody. Still, Gaz is behind in child support payments to his ex-wife, Mandy. When Mandy threatens to sue for full custody in that Gaz can’t support Nathan in any way, Gaz, seeing the long line up of women clamoring to get in to see a touring Chippendales styled dance troupe, thinks he can solve his financial and thus custody problems by forming his own male exotic dance troupe with some of his fellow un- or underemployed ex-mill workers. In addition to Dave, he has in mind middle-aged Gerald, their former foreman who has not told his spending-happy wife Linda that he has been unemployed for six months, and Lomper, a mild-mannered security guard who they just met in the act of him trying to commit suicide in his depression. The obvious problem is that with the exception of Gerald who knows how to ballroom dance, they are not generally stripper material, either in looks, skill or temperament, with especially slightly overweight Dave having body image issues, he believing his wife, Jean, having a wandering eye because of what he considers his unappealing looks. In an open casting among those at the employment office, they are able to recruit further misfits Horse, an older man who does know the contemporary dances of his era, and younger Guy, who can’t dance and can’t sing but loves Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and has a natural gift below the belt. Beyond the many obstacles in being able to put together a dance strip act that women would pay to see, they have to overcome their own individual issues, Gaz’s which includes Nathan, who loves his father but with who he just wants to do “normal” father/son activities.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Full Monty features a talented ensemble cast, including Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, and Mark Addy.
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