The Full Monty Movie Review 1996

A group of laid off Yorkshire mill workers come up with a unique way to earn some money in this amusing Britcom. When exuberant Gaz (Carlyle) notices the local women lining up to see the Chippendale dancers, he persuades his mates to launch a striptease act themselves. But these guys are hardly cover boy material--they're variously overweight, middle-aged, depressed, and shy. Nevertheless, they turn out to be an unexpected success despite numerous mishaps and misunderstandings. Title refers to the fact that they strip down to their birthday suits. The film audience merely gets the moon view.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Men, Buddies, Strippers, Hard Knock Life, Dance Fever, Divorce

Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy

Cast

Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, William Snape, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Deirdre Costello

Cinematography

John de Borman

Director

Peter Cattaneo

Music

Anne Dudley

Producer

Uberto Pasolini, Fox Searchlight, 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1997: Orig. Mus./Comedy Score; British Acad. 1997: Actor (Carlyle), Film, Support. Actor (Wilkinson); Screen Actors Guild 1997: Cast.