The Full Monty

Plot

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

Release Year: 1997

Rating: 7.2/10 (49,302 voted)

Critic's Score: 75/100

Director:
Peter Cattaneo

Stars: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy

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.

Cast:

Robert Carlyle
–

Gaz

Mark Addy
–

David 'Dave'

William Snape
–

Nathan

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

Taglines:
Six men. With nothing to lose. Who dare to go….

Details

Official Website:
Fox Searchlight |

Release Date: 13 August 1997

Filming Locations: ASDA Supermarket, Orgreave Way, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office Details

Budget: $3,500,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $244,375
(USA)
(17 August 1997)
(6 Screens)

Gross: $198,100,000
(Worldwide)
(26 April 1998)
(except USA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes:
During the dress rehearsal sequence, Dave walks past a couple walking arm-in-arm in the store. We see the same couple again, supposedly days later, in the same position and wearing the same clothes.

Quotes:

Gerald Arthur Cooper:
Fat, David, is a feminist issue.

Dave:
Well, what's that supposed to mean, when it's at home?

Gerald Arthur Cooper:
I don't bloody know, do I? But it is.

User Review

still blessing the day I taped it without knowing anything about the film

Rating: 10/10

I saw The Full Monty about a month ago on TV and as soon as I saw it was
coming up, I rushed to find a blank videotape for it. I didn't know what
to
expect but somehow I had this feeling that I HAD to tape it. And blimey,
was
it worth it! Now I watch the film every weekend and I enjoy it just as
much
as I did the first time I saw it. I love its style, its humour,
everything.
It's nice to see average people whose only goal was to get a job and in
order to achieve it, they're willing to do anything. I've purchased the
soundtrack as well, and I can clearly state that it's worth buying if you
like 70's music. I think it's become my favourite film. It's so simple and
that's why I like it, because at the same time it's greatly
enjoyable.