The film is loosely based on Channing Tatum's experiences as a male exotic dancer before hitting it big as a movie star.
In the scene where Dallas (Matthew McConaughey) finally strips, there is a point where he rolls away from all of the women holding his crotch. This is because the extras got a little bit too excited and accidentally ripped his g-string. Instead of stopping the dance, he just incorporated it in.
The film's $6.5 million budget was self-financed by the actor-producer Channing Tatum and director Steven Soderbergh. The Warner Bros.-distributed film has now earned over $167 million worldwide.
To keep their physique, Joe Manganiello and Channing Tatum would lift weights in the parking lot between takes.
James Marsden told GQ (9/2016) that he was offered a role but turned it down because he was worried his lines would be cut and he'd look like "a naked extra."