The Full Monty
Six out-of-work mates resort to stripping in this Oscar- and BAFTA-winning comedy from the writer of Slumdog Millionaire. Stars Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting).
Sheffield, England. Gaz (Carlyle), a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Winner of Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (Uberto Pasolini), 1998 Academy Awards; winner of the Audience Award, Best Film, Best Actor (Carlyle) and Best Supporting Actor (Wilkinson), 1998 BAFTA Awards.
1997Rating: M, Low level offensive language91 minsUK, USA
ComedyDramaMusicRomance
- Director:
- Peter Cattaneo ('The Rocker', 'Lucky Break', 'Opal Dream')
- Writer:
- Simon Beaufoy
- Cast:
- Robert CarlyleMark AddyWilliam SnapeSteve HuisonTom WilkinsonPaul BarberHugo SpeerLesley Sharp
The Full Monty / Reviews
The Guardian
The Full Monty is a prime example of another once-thriving national product that you thought had gone the way of steel. It's the best British sitcom in years.
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Roger Ebert
It's bawdy, but also gentle and good-hearted, and I felt affection for the characters.
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Entertainment Weekly
The best parts of the package are the strong performances by Robert Carlyle (the menacing psychopath in Trainspotting) as the strippers’ ringleader and versatile character actor Tom Wilkinson (Sense and Sensibility, Priest) as a proud middle-management type afraid to tell his wife he’s out of work.
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Empire Magazine
The film arives as yet another solid entry in the much appreciated movement of no-fuss, low-budget British films designed to genuinely entertain.
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