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"MAGIC MIKE"
(2012) (Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer) (R)


Alcohol/Drugs Extreme
Blood/Gross Stuff Moderate
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes Mild
Gun/Weapons Minor
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes None
Music (Scary/Tense) None
Music (Inappropriate) Heavy
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Extreme
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Extreme
Violence Moderate


QUICK TAKE:
Drama: A man works as a male stripper and brings a college dropout under his wings while trying to raise enough money to start his own business.
PLOT:
Magic Mike (CHANNING TATUM) is the lead attraction at Xquisite, a male strip club in Tampa where he works alongside Ken (MATT BOMER), Tarzan (KEVIN NASH), Tito (ADAM RODRIGUEZ) and "Big Dick" Richie (JOE MANGANIELLO) for club owner and occasional seasoned performer Dallas (MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY). The ladies love Mike -- sometimes leading to a ménage a trois with his friend Joanna (OLIVIA MUNN) -- and he loves the money they shower on him, especially as he sees it as a means of opening his own furniture making business.

To further that goal, he also runs an auto detailing business and works at construction sites. It's during the latter that he meets college dropout Adam (ALEX PETTYFER), a poor 19-year-old who lives with his medical assistant sister, Brooke (CODY HORN). Mike also ends up getting Adam a job at Xquisite where he eventually joins the rest of the men as a performer.

Suddenly showered with money, Adam lets that bring out his worst tendencies. That worries Brooke and gets in the way of a budding relationship between her and Mike and ultimately threatens his goal of quitting stripping to follow his business dreams.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Older teens intrigued by beefcake and/or who might be fans of anyone in the cast could show some interest in this.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use.


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