Magic Mike (2012)

Magic Mike is a 2012 film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Joe Manganiello, and Matt Bomer in leading roles. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 29, 2012. Steven Soderbergh was inspired by the real life story of Mike Zeman.

Plot: Adam (Alex Pettyfer) is a slacker who, after losing a football scholarship due to a fight with the coach, moves to Tampa, Florida to live with his sister, Brooke (Cody Horn). He gets a job at a local construction company and meets Michael "Mike" Lane (Channing Tatum), who also works there as a roof tiler. However, Adam quits on his first day after being accused of stealing by the supervisor. As he's trying to leave his car will not start, so Mike gives him a ride home.

The following day, Adam spots Mike about to enter a popular nightclub. After some begging by Adam, Mike gets him into the club, and Adam soon learns that Mike is a stripper known as "Magic Mike", who works at a club called Xquisite, and that he is at the club to promote the strip show to women. Adam helps Mike in exchange for one hundred dollars and is taken backstage at Xquisite, where he meets the manager, Dallas (Matthew McConaughey) and the other dancers - Ken (Matt Bomer), Tarzan (Kevin Nash), Tito (Adam Rodríguez) and Big Dick Richie (Joe Manganiello).

The club's DJ, drug dealer Tobias (Gabriel Iglesias), provides the dancers with samples of refined GHB to improve their stamina. However, Tarzan ingests too much of the drug, and is unable to perform. Mike convinces Adam to fill in for him, and Adam is a hit with the customers, earning a good amount of money. After a double date with Mike and two of the club's female clients, Adam is convinced to join the Xquisite and Mike nicknames him "The Kid".