Full Monty

UPC: 086162118517

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Six guys with nothing left to lose try losing their clothing for fun and profit in this international hit comedy. Gaz (Robert Carlyle) and Dave (Mark Addy) are two former steelworkers in the British industrial town of Sheffield who have been devastated by the economic downturn in their community. Gaz is threatened with losing visitation rights with his son if he can't pay his child support, while Dave feels emasculated by his inability to support his wife. One day, Gaz stops by a local pub for a drink and is told it's women only tonight -- the Chippendales male exotic dancing troupe is playing, and they are demanding a hefty cover charge. Gaz decides there's nothing a bunch of pantywaists from America can do that he and his pals can't do better, and decides to form his own crew of male strippers, called "Hard Steel." However, the local talent pool leaves a bit to be desired. Gaz isn't bad looking, but Dave is a bit heavy and very self conscious about it. Horse (Paul Barber) was probably hot stuff at Soul Night in the mid-70's, but his joints don't move like they used to. Guy (Hugo Speer) can't dance to save his life, but makes the troupe because ... well, let's say he and Dirk Diggler would have a lot to say to each other. Lomper (Steve Huison) is sometimes too busy attempting suicide to practice. And Gerald (Tom Wilkinson), their choreographer, isn't much on male exotic dancing -- ballroom dancing is more his speed. While "Hard Steel"'s performances are more amusing then enticing, for the first time since they lost their jobs the men have a reason to get up in the morning; joining the group has given them a circle of friendship, and a renewed sense of purpose. Combining broad comedy with believable and well-drawn characters, The Full Monty was a major box-office hit both in England and the United States and was nominated for Academy Awards as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Awards: Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best European Film – European Film Academy Best Foreign Film – French Academy of Cinema Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Musical or Comedy Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Ensemble Acting – Screen Actors Guild Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Full Monty

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/21/2002

Runtime: 95 Minutes

Brendon Hanley

The Full Monty is a pleasant blend of British working-class comedy and socially conscious drama similar in tone and theme to Raining Stones (1993) or Brassed Off (1996). Thoroughly entertaining, the film also has a deeper message about the economic dilemma between need and self-respect. Though many films have featured protagonists caught between survival and crime, this may be the first film to subject its hero to the choice between survival or stripping. Is the emasculation of poverty worse than the emasculation of revealing it all in a pub? It's a light question, but director Peter Cattaneo and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy generate enough human drama to connect with American as well as English audiences. Robert Carlyle's warm turn as the down-and-out leader of the bunch of low-rent Chippendales was a revelation to audiences who knew him best as the psychopathic Begbie from Trainspotting (1996). The low-budget production was a surprise hit with the American Motion Picture Academy, nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Anne Dudley  Composer (Music Score) 
Uberto Pasolini  Producer 
Peter Cattaneo  Director 
Simon Beaufoy  Screenwriter 
Robert Carlyle  Actor 
Tom Wilkinson  Actor 
Mark Addy  Actor 
Lesley Sharp  Actor 
Emily Woof  Actor 
Steve Huison  Actor 
Paul Barber  Actor 
Hugo Speer  Actor 
Dierdre Costello  Actor 
William Snape  Actor 
Paul Butterworth  Actor 
Dave Hill  Actor 
Andrew Livingstone  Actor 
Vinny Dhillon  Actor 
Kate Layden  Actor 
Joanna Swain  Actor 
Diane Lane  Actor 
Kate Rutter  Actor 
June Broughton  Actor 
Glenn Cunningham  Actor 
Chris Brailsford  Actor 
Steve Garti  Actor 
Malcolm Pitt  Actor 
Dennis Blanch  Actor 
Daryl Fishwick  Actor 
David Lonsdale  Actor 
Muriel Hunt  Actor 
Fiona Watts  Actor 
Theresa Maduemezia  Actor 
Fiona Nelson  Actor 
British Steel Stocksbridge Band  Actor 

Country: UK