The Full Monty
The year's most revealing comedy.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$3 500 000
Box office
$257 850 122
Director
Actors
Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Wim Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Deirdre Costello
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Simon Beaufoy
Producer
Uberto Pasolini
Camera operator
John de Borman
Composer
Artist
Max Gottlieb
Audition
Susie Figgis
Editing
Nick Moore, David Freeman
Whole Team (18)
Whole Team (18)
Short description
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
What's left behind the scenes
- To date, 'Striptease' remains the highest-grossing British film in the national cinema circuit, with box office receipts of £52,232,058 (11,096,718 tickets sold).
- Danny Boyle was offered the opportunity to direct the film, but he declined because the script did not interest him.
- Danny Boyle was offered the position of director for the film, but he declined as the script did not interest him.
- Many American cinemas released special booklets for viewers containing translations of the British slang left in the American version of the film to make the dialogues more understandable for the audience.
- The film's working title was 'Eggs, Beans and Chippendales.' Chippendales is the English name for a group of semi-naked men who dance for female audiences in nightclubs.
- The scene with the character nicknamed 'Horse' in the telephone booth was filmed three times. In the first version, an elderly woman standing outside eavesdropped on the conversation. In the second, a group of girls having fun did the eavesdropping. After both options were rejected, the scene was reshot, this time without any bystanders.
- The success of the film led to the creation of a Broadway musical with the same title, with the characters and setting Americanized. The musical premiered in San Diego and debuted on Broadway on October 26, 2000, subsequently winning several prestigious awards.
- The film's title, using British slang (Full Monty), means 'completely' or 'fully'. This confused American studio executives who were unaware of this, as there was no character named Monty in the film.
- The scene with the character nicknamed 'Horse' in the phone booth was filmed three times. The first time, an elderly woman standing outside overheard the conversation. The second time, a group of partying girls were eavesdropping. After both versions were rejected, the scene was reshot, this time without any bystanders.
- The six actors who played the main roles in the film actually performed a full striptease in front of 400 people. Director Peter Cattaneo described this as a 'no-doubles' deal between him and the actors.
- To date, 'The Full Monty', with box office receipts of £52,232,058 (11,096,718 tickets sold), remains the highest-grossing British film in the national cinema release.
- The six actors in the leading roles actually performed a full striptease in front of 400 people. Director Peter Cattaneo described this as a 'no retakes' deal between himself and the actors.
- Many American cinemas released special booklets for viewers prior to the film's screening, providing a translation of the British slang left in the American version of the film, in order to make the dialogue more understandable for the audience.
- During the filming of the final segment, the choreographer lay directly in front of the stage, out of the cameras' view, shouting instructions to the actors.
- In British slang, the film's title (The Full Monty) means 'completely' or 'the whole thing.' This confused the American studio executives, who were unaware of the slang and noted that there was not a single character named Monty in the movie.
- The initial version of the film turned out to be too short, and three months after filming wrapped, a number of additional scenes were shot. This was done without the participation of Robert Carlyle, who was already engaged in another project by that time.
- The working title of the film was 'Eggs, Beans and Chippendales'. Chippendales is a British term for a group of partially nude men who perform dances for female audiences in nightclubs.
- In November 1998, Prince Charles restaged a scene taking place in a job center for national television, with the participation of young members of the British charity Prince's Trust.
- The film's success led to the creation of a Broadway musical of the same name, in which the characters and setting were Americanized. The musical premiered in San Diego and debuted on Broadway on October 26, 2000, subsequently winning several prestigious awards.
- During the filming of the final scene, the choreographer lay directly in front of the set, out of camera view, shouting instructions to the actors.
- The original version of the film turned out to be too short, and a series of additional scenes were filmed three months after production ended. This was done without the participation of Robert Carlyle, who was already occupied with another project by that time.
- In November 1998, Prince Charles restaged the scene taking place in the unemployment office for national television, featuring young members of the British charitable organization Prince's Trust.
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