They Were the Original ‘Magic Mike’ Strippers. Now They’re Back.
The Full Monty was always about more than the penis.
For those who’ve somehow grown blasé watching sculpted men flex naked on TV and at the movies, remember that when The Full Monty premiered in 1997, the ultimate reveal was seismic, even though the six guys had their backs to the camera.
Outside of Chippendales dancers, whose bump-and-grind roadshow sparked the idea for the fellows to bare all, men weren't stripping then, at least not in mainstream movies. (Something that may be hard to believe in our post-Magic Mike world.) The title alludes to the final scene when they toss their hats, which had been shielding their privates, into a horde of hooting women.