Magic Mike can suck it. This is the original male stripper movie.After the steel industry in their town dries up, the men of Sheffield find themselves at loose ends. Jobs are scarce, times are tight, and there's a general feeling of defeat. Gary (Robert Carlyle) is behind on his child support and his ex-wife (Emily Woof) is threatening to sue for sole custody. Desperate, Gary comes up with an idea: he and his friends will put together a strip show, in order to earn some cash. He and his best friend Dave (Mark Addy) start recruiting after they blackmail their former foreman (Tom Wilkinson) into teaching them some basic dance steps. Along the way, they learn some valuable lessons about believing in oneself, friendship, and how far a can-do attitude will take you.
You practically need subtitles to get through the Yorkshire accent, but it's worth it. This may have been the very first truly British film I ever saw as a kid and it only gets better the more times you see it.
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