The Full Monty (1997)

Director:

Peter Cattaneo

Writer:

Simon Beaufoy (written by)

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Six men. With nothing to lose. Who dare to go....

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Nudity | England | Steel Worker | Striptease

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 33 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Gaz
Mark Addy	...	David aka 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
Kate Layden	...	Bee
Joanna Swain	...	Sheryl
Diane Lane	...	Louise
Kate Rutter	...	Dole Clerk
June Broughton	...	Lomper's Mum
Glenn Cunningham	...	Police Inspector
Chris Brailsford	...	Duty Sergeant
Steve Garti	...	Policeman
Malcolm Pitt	...	Job Club Manager
Dennis Blanch	...	Director
Daryl Fishwick	...	Social Worker
David Lonsdale	...	Repossession Man
Muriel Hunt	...	Horse's Mum
Fiona Watts	...	Beryl
Theresa Maduemezia	...	Horse's Sister
Fiona Nelson	...	Horse's Sister
The British Steel Stocksbridge Band	...	Brass Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Enn Reitel	...	Narrator (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Cattaneo

Writing credits
Simon Beaufoy		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Bucknor	....	co-producer
Polly Leys	....	co-producer
Uberto Pasolini	....	producer
Lesley Stewart	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Anne Dudley

Cinematography by
John de Borman		(director of photography) (as John De Borman)

Film Editing by
David Freeman
Nick Moore

Casting by
Susie Figgis

Production Design by
Max Gottlieb

Art Direction by
Chris Roope

Costume Design by
Jill Taylor

Makeup Department
Lucy Bennett	....	makeup trainee
Christine Blundell	....	hair designer (as Chris Blundell)
Christine Blundell	....	makeup designer (as Chris Blundell)
Marese Langan	....	assistant makeup artist
Scott Beswick	....	makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Louise Burton	....	assistant makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Sian Richards	....	hair stylist supervisor (uncredited)
Sian Richards	....	makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Gilchrist	....	first assistant director
Claire Hughes	....	second assistant director
Ben Johnson	....	third assistant director
Harry Boyd	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Natasha Ross	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Adams	....	painter
Steven Buttock	....	prop man (as Steve Buttock)
Emma Dibb	....	assistant art director
Paul Fogarty	....	carpenter
Mike Houseman	....	construction manager
Gus Lupton	....	stand-by props
Leon McCarthy	....	stand-by carpenter
John Mills	....	property master
Duncan Wheeler	....	production buyer (as Duncan W. Wheeler)
Terry Woods	....	property master
Jess Alexander	....	art department assistant: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Bottomley	....	sound trainee
Torin Brown	....	re-recording assistant
Felicity Cottrell	....	foley artist
Alistair Crocker	....	sound recordist
Chris Dibble	....	sound recording engineer
Eddie Dougall	....	sound maintenance engineer
Stewart Henderson	....	adr editor
Stewart Henderson	....	dialogue editor
Steve Price	....	sound recording engineer
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	adr re-recordist
Ted Swanscott	....	foley re-recordist
Ian Wilson	....	sound editor
John Avery	....	sound: second unit (uncredited)
Keith Quirk	....	sound: second unit (uncredited)
Geoff Tookey	....	sound: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ian Rowley	....	special effects
Tim Baxter	....	optical effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Rob Gordon	....	digital online editor

Stunts
Terry Forestal	....	stunt arranger (as Terry Forrestal)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bateson	....	camera trainee
Jim Bradshaw	....	electrician (as Jimmy Bradshaw)
Simon Bray	....	Steadicam operator
Pete Cavaciuti	....	Steadicam operator (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Ross Chapman	....	electrician
Vinny Cowper	....	electrician
Tony Diffley	....	electrician
Tom Hilton	....	still photographer
Baz Irvine	....	focus puller
Kirsten Mcmahon	....	clapper loader (as Kirsten McMahon)
Geoff Read	....	best boy
Ted Read	....	gaffer
Peter Scorah	....	second grip
Peter Sinclair	....	photographer: second unit
Robin Stone	....	grip (as Robin A. Stone)
Alan Stoyles	....	rigger
David Worley	....	camera operator
Stuart Brereton	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Danny Cohen	....	photography: second unit (uncredited)
Sam Osborne	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Chris Roach	....	photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jocelyn Cammack	....	extras casting
Carole Crane	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tessa Phillips	....	assistant costume designer
Nikita Rae	....	wardrobe assistant
Dennis Brack	....	costumes: second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jatinderpal Chohan	....	second assistant editor
Giles Gardner	....	second assistant editor
Rob Gordon	....	digital on-line editor
Celia Haining	....	second assistant editor
Bob Rodger	....	color timer
Gabrielle Smith	....	first assistant editor
Ben Yeates	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Niall Acott	....	assistant recording engineer
Hugh Burns	....	musician: acoustic guitar
Anne Dudley	....	conductor
Anne Dudley	....	orchestrator
Karen Elliott	....	orchestral recording supervisor: Air Edel Associates Limited
Liz Gallacher	....	music consultant
Isobel Griffiths	....	musicians contractor
Julian Jackson	....	musician: harmonica
Erik Jordan	....	assistant recording engineer
Graham Lawrence	....	music editor
Anne Dudley	....	music producer: "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Dempsey	....	driver: dining bus
Jeff Edwards	....	wardrobe vehicle driver
Ronald Green	....	driver: winnebago (as Ron Green)
Colin Stephenson	....	driver: road train and make-up
Gordon Vickers	....	driver: winnebago

Other crew
Nicky Agnew	....	caterer
Brendan Diver	....	caterer
Cathy Doubleday	....	script supervisor
Suzanne Facenfield	....	production secretary
Juan J.J. Falero	....	stand-in (as Juan J. J. Falero)
Tony Flaherty	....	caterer
Suzanne Grand	....	choreographer
Lynne Greenshields	....	assistant accountant
Phillip Hoppner	....	tutor
Robert How	....	location manager
Kate Ledger	....	production coordinator
Vikki Luya	....	unit publicist (as Vikky Luya)
Suzanne Lynch	....	floor runner
Olivia Monti	....	floor runner
Vicky Nottingham	....	stand-in
Gavin Ricketts	....	production runner
Jenny Snape	....	chaperone
Darren Spencer	....	production runner
Sarah Tapsfield	....	location assistant
Julia Wilson Dickson	....	voice coach (as Julia Wilson-Dixon)
Jon Wilson	....	floor runner
Jennifer Woods	....	floor runner
Susanna Wyatt	....	accountant
Victoria Chambers-Pike	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Simon Dowling	....	title designer (uncredited)
Henry F. Lyte	....	hymnist: "Abide with Me" (uncredited)
James Wilson	....	production executive: Fox Searchlight Pictures (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Redwave Films
• Channel Four Films (developed by)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (copyright owners)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bandur Film (1997) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1997) (USA) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Television (19??) (USA) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Finnkino (Finland)
• Fox Network (2000) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)

Other Companies

• Air-Edel Associates  orchestra recording
• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Capital FX  titles and opticals
• Corbett & Keene  publicity (as Corbett & Keene)
• Coulthard Productions  "Sheffield - City on the Move": courtesy of
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  re-recorded at
• Film Finances Services Ltd.  completion bond provided by
• Hothouse Music  music supervisor
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• Lee Lighting  electrical equipment
• Movietech  camera equipment (as Movietech Camera Rentals)
• Olswang  legal services provided by
• Panavision UK  grip equipment
• Paramount Pictures  scenes from: "Flashdance" courtesy of
• RCA Victor  soundtrack (uncredited)
• Sampson & Allen  insurance provided by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sheffield City Council  thanks to
• Sheffield District Works Department  thanks to
• Stones Bitter  thanks to
• Studios CTS  music recorded at (as CTS Studios, Wembley)
• Trebor Bassett  thanks to
• Tru-Cut  negative cutting (uncredited)
• Video Film & Grip Company  grip equipment (as Video Film & Grip)
• Yorkshire Screen Commission  thanks to

Also Known As:

Eggs, Beans and Chippendales (UK) (working title)
No Man's Land (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some nudity.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35028) | France:U | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Norway:7 | Denmark:A | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:12 (bw) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15

Filming Locations:

ASDA Supermarket, Orgreave Way, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Redwave Films

Trivia:

In November 1998, Prince Charles re-enacted the unemployment office scene on national television with some young members of the Prince's Trust.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Reflection of boom mic visible in the car window as Dave throws Lomper back into the car.

Quotes:

Gary 'Gaz' Schofield: Folks don't laugh so loud when you've a grand in your back pocket.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Homicide: Life on the Street: Shaggy Dog, City Goat (#6.11)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Zodiac

A Dark Comedy that comes out shining very bright

When I first saw this movie, I absolutely loved it. With each successive viewing, I noticed the characters' emotions as they coped with the dirty hand that has been dealt to them and making the most of it. I also saw the immense bond between the men as they already shared the low-class existence and a rather bleak future but seeing nothing but an opportunity to be rich. And they were all willing to endure the humiliation in front of hundreds of people to achieve it.

Like M*A*S*H, the Full Monty shows people placed in a harrowing existence with seemingly no end in sight. Yet the laughs are sprinkled throughout nicely, and even though each man has their own personal fears to overcome, they find strength in each other, which makes the experience all the more fruitful.

The actors were absolutely top notch, particularly Robert Carlyle. I was already impressed with his performance from Trainspotting to know that he is very capable of carrying the central figure of the movie. Peter Cattaneo's direction was inspired, and he knew the right angles to use (check out the scene when the lads were auditioning new members, particularly Guy) for perfect comedic effect.

I admit that some of the sub-plots needed more fleshing out, particularly between Gaz and Nathan as well as Gerald and his wife. And as many times as I've seen the movie, I don't know much about Guy other than his love for Singing in the Rain and his obvious natural endowment that took the breath away from his mates!

The music was terrific as well. I dare anyone to deny that they had to consciously stop tapping their feet when hearing "Hot Stuff" after watching this movie.

I have been to Sheffield recently, so the movie holds even more personal meaning for me. And for all those complaining about the accents being difficult to understand, watch it again. It's in English not Chinese! The accents are part of the charm. I rate this movie a solid 8.5 out of 10 and worth seeing many times over.