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The Full Monty is a 1997 English-language comedy drama film directed by Peter Cattaneo and written by Simon Beaufoy. Produced by Uberto Pasolini through Film4 Productions and Searchlight Pictures, the movie features a cast including Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson, and Paul Barber. Set in 1980s Sheffield, the narrative addresses themes of unemployment and dignity.
The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released on August 13, 1997. It received an IMDb rating of 7.2 and a Metascore of 75. The production cost 3,500,000 and generated revenue of 257,850,122. It won the European Film Award for Best Film and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Cast
- Robert Carlyle as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
- Mark Addy as Dave Horsefall
- Wim Snape as Nathan Schofield
- Steve Huison as Lomper
- Tom Wilkinson as Gerald Arthur Cooper
- Paul Barber as Barrington "Horse" Mitchell
Themes
- northern england
- police
- suicide attempt
- job interview
- son
- striptease
- father
- yorkshire
- obesity
- unemployment
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
119,156 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 37 wins & 35 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Cattaneo
- Written by
- Simon Beaufoy
- Produced by
- Uberto Pasolini
- Starring
- Robert Carlyle Tom Wilkinson Mark Addy
- Cinematography
- John de Borman
- Edited by
- David Freeman, Nick Moore
- Music by
- Anne Dudley
- Production companies
- Redwave Films, Channel Four Films
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release dates
- 13 August 1997 ( 1997-08-13 ) (United States) 29 August 1997 ( 1997-08-29 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5 million
- Box office
- $257.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Full Monty
- Main subject
- unemployment
- Director
- Peter Cattaneo
- Screenwriter
- Simon Beaufoy
- Cast member
- Emily Woof
- Composer
- Anne Dudley
- Producer
- Uberto Pasolini
- Cinematographer
- John de Borman
- Narrative location
- Sheffield
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 852012
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 11 more facts
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- title
- The Full Monty
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- Nick Moore
- set in period
- 1980s
- Commons category
- The Full Monty
- box office
- 257938649
- capital cost
- 3500000
- different from
- Naked and Funny
- review score
- 75/100
- publication date
- 1997-01-01
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, written by Simon Beaufoy, and starring Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Mark Addy. The film is set in Sheffield in the North of England during the 1990s, and tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them former steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act (à la Chippendale dancers) to make some money and for the main character, Gaz, to be able to see his son. Gaz declares that their show will be much better than the Chippendales because they will go "the full monty"—strip all the way.
Despite being a comedy, the film also touches on serious subjects such as unemployment, fathers' rights, depression, impotence, homosexuality, body image, working class culture and suicide. The Full Monty was a critical success upon release and an international commercial success, grossing $257 million from a budget of only $3.5 million. It was the highest-grossing film in the UK until it was outsold by Titanic. It won the BAFTA and European Film Award for Best Film, and the Academy Award for Best Original Score. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
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