In the decaying steel mill town of Sheffield in Northern England, friends Gaz and Dave, both now unemployed and on the dole after the closure of most of the town's steel mills, steal scrap metal from the closed mills to supplement their meager income, often with Gaz's twelve year old son, Nathan, on the days Gaz has custody.
Still, Gaz is behind in child support payments to his ex-wife, Mandy. When Mandy threatens to sue for full custody in that Gaz can't support Nathan in any way, Gaz, seeing the long line up of women clamoring to get in to see a touring Chippendales styled dance troupe, thinks he can solve his financial and thus custody problems by forming his own male exotic dance troupe with some of his fellow un- or underemployed ex-mill workers.
In addition to Dave, he has in mind middle-aged Gerald, their former foreman who has not told his spending-happy wife Linda that he has been unemployed for six months, and Lomper, a mild-mannered security guard who they just met in the act of him trying to commit suicide in his depression.
The obvious problem is that with the exception of Gerald who knows how to ballroom dance, they are not generally stripper material, either in looks, skill or temperament, with especially slightly overweight Dave having body image issues, he believing his wife, Jean, having a wandering eye because of what he considers his unappealing looks.
In an open casting among those at the employment office, they are able to recruit further misfits Horse, an older man who does know the contemporary dances of his era, and younger Guy, who can't dance and can't sing but loves Singin' in the Rain (1952) and has a natural gift below the belt.
Beyond the many obstacles in being able to put together a dance strip act that women would pay to see, they have to overcome their own individual issues, Gaz's which includes Nathan, who loves his father but with who he just wants to do "normal" father/son activities.
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The Full Monty
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The Zodiac
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David Lindup:
Writer
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Slaidburn
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I'm The Leader Of the Gang
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Moving On Up
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Hot Stuff
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You Sexy Thing
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Adios Muchachos
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Je t'aime...moi non plus
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Land of a Thousand Dances
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Flashdance (What a Feeling) '95
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The Stripper
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Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
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We Are Family
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Rock and Roll Part 2
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Deep Fried in Kelvin
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You Can Leave Your Hat On
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Abide with Me
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I'm the Leader of the Gang
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William Rimmer:
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Je t'Aime... moi non plus
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Serge Gainsbourg:
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Flashdance (What a Feeling) '95
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Chris Kenner:
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Going Back To My Roots (Odyssey)
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Anne Dudley:
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Armed And Extremely Dangerous (First Choice)
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Anne Dudley:
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Hot Shot (Karen Young)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Turn The Beat Around (Vicki Sue Robinson)
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Anne Dudley:
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Everybody Plays The Fool (The Main Ingredient)
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Anne Dudley:
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More More More (Andrea True Connection)
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Anne Dudley:
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Cherchez La Femme (Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band)
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Anne Dudley:
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Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (The Boys Town Gang)
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Anne Dudley:
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Shame (Evelyn "Champagne" King)
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Anne Dudley:
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Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Baccara)
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Anne Dudley:
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Disco Nights (Rock Freak) (G.Q.)
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Anne Dudley:
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You Know How To Love Me (Phyllis Hyman)
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Anne Dudley:
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The Player (First Choice)
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Anne Dudley:
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A Long Talk About Dancing (Anne Dudley)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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A Short Talk About Suicide (Anne Dudley)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Zodiac (David Lindup)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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You Can Leave Your Hat On (Tom Jones)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Moving On Up (M People)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (Cockney Rebel & Steve Harley)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Full Monty (Anne Dudley)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Lunchbox Has Landed (Anne Dudley)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Land of 1,000 Dances (Wilson Pickett)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Rock and Roll, Pt. 2 (Gary Glitter)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Flashdance... What a Feeling '95 (Irene Cara)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Stripper (Joe Loss and His Orchestra)
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Full Monty
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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The Lunchbox Has Landed
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Gerald's Tango
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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A Short Talk About Suicide
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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Triple Glazing
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Anne Dudley:
Performer
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