Peter Cattaneo's The Full Monty came along at a time when the British film industry was experiencing a bit of a lull after the success of Four Weddings & A Funeral. A money-making phenomenon, it has the perfect mix of comedy and drama and appealed to all age groups despite some rather risque scenes and some colorful language.
The plot all boils down to the story of six men and their life of drudgery as unemployment and social hardship take their toll on the streets of the industrial City Of Sheffield. Featuring Robert Carlyle in the main role and starring the comedic talents of Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Mark Addy, this sees them hatch an idea to perform as strippers…

There is something about the British, who are often said to be "cold", that they are able to make a terrific comedy out of every situtation.

A woman learnin to drive? You have Happy Go-Lucky.
A zombie Rom-Com? Shaun of the Dead is for you.

Now we get 6 unemployed, Sheffield born brits who decide to make money by stripping. Not only stripping, but going the "Full Monty" (taking off all your cloths).

The Full Monty does not try to be overly sentimental. It does not try to preach, and does not try to inject sadness to pump up the story.

All the tension, the jokes and story come from the blokes trying to learn how to dance/strip, and their…

Director: Peter Cattaneo
Date released: 29th August 1997
Written by: Simon Beaufoy
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson

"Jaws" isn't really about a shark; "The Full Monty" isn't really about stripping - it's about men overcoming shame in a society that tries to emotionally control them. It's also the greatest propaganda film ever produced for Sheffield. A European student I met when studying there told me that "The Full Monty" was one of the films they studied as an example of British cinema. Just as European cinema is often about the feeling of being a forgotten subculture in a homogenised continent, so too is "The Full Monty" an example of people left behind in the North with only their…