▁st arring ▁Robert ▁Car ly le , ▁Mark ▁Add y , ▁William ▁S na pe , ▁Steve ▁Hu ison , ▁Tom ▁Wil kin son , ▁Paul ▁Bar ber ▁and ▁Hugo ▁Spe er . ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Simon ▁Beau fo y . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁England ▁and , ▁starting ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁travel og ue ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁six ▁un emp loy ed ▁men , ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁former ▁steel ▁workers , ▁who ▁decide ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁male ▁strip te ase ▁act ▁( à ▁la ▁Ch ipp end ale ▁d anc ers ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gather ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁get ▁somewhere ▁else ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁Gaz , ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁son . ▁Gaz ▁decl ares ▁that ▁their ▁show ▁will ▁be ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁d anc ers ▁because ▁they ▁will ▁go ▁" the ▁full ▁mont y " — strip ▁all ▁the ▁way — h ence ▁the ▁film ' s ▁title . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁comedy , ▁the ▁film ▁also ▁touch es ▁on ▁serious ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁un emp loyment , ▁f athers ' ▁rights , ▁de pression , ▁imp ot ence , ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁body ▁image , ▁working ▁class ▁culture ▁and ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁critical ▁success ▁upon ▁release ▁and ▁an ▁international ▁commercial ▁success , ▁gross ing ▁over ▁$ 2 5 0   mill