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The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Released By: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Milos Forman
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton
Published ID: 6819
UPC: 043396824591, 043396006058,
Plot: If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it'll protect all of you -- 'cause I'm the worst, declares {~Hustler Magazine} publisher Larry Flynt (as played by Woody Harrelson) in the midst of one of his many court cases. Milos Forman's film follows Flynt from his childhood in Kentucky, where he made extra money for his dirt-poor family by selling the moonshine his father brewed, into adulthood as he manages a strip club in Cincinnati. While the club does middling business, the experience changes Flynt's life in two ways: he meets Althea (Courtney Love), an exotic dancer who becomes the love of his life, and he gets the bright idea of starting a magazine to promote the club. Marketed as a crasser, less pretentious alternative to {~Playboy} or {~Penthouse}, {~Hustler} becomes a huge success after Flynt runs a photo series of Jacqueline Onassis sunbathing nude. However, while plenty of people are buying {~Hustler}, there are also plenty of people who don't care for it, including Charles Keating (James Cromwell), leader of a watchdog group called Citizens For Decent Literature. Keating spearheads the first of many legal attacks on the magazine, one of which reaches the Supreme Court as Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton), Flynt's lawyer, debates the finer legal points of bad taste with the justices of the highest court in the land. Meanwhile, Flynt makes a fortune, loses the use of his legs after an attack by a sniper, embraces and than abandons Christianity, and eventually loses Althea, who succumbs to AIDS after a long addiction to drugs. Woody Harrelson's brother Brett Harrelson is well cast as Larry Flynt's brother Jimmy; Larry Flynt appears briefly as a judge who hands down a judgment against Larry Flynt. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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A Delightful Reminder of a Simpler Time
Added 10/19/2009

Hustler Magazine was the epitome of poor taste and Jerry Falwell with his mother in an out house was enough to "shock the conscience;" those were the days. A great movie and a great story. Crispin Glover and Courtney Love are at their finest and are expertly cast. Check it out if you haven't seen it and revisit the movie of it has been a while.
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Great Movie
Added 4/20/2009

Great Movie from back in the day. Courtney Love played a great part as Mrs. Larry Flint. Woody Harrelson was Superb!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
LARRY FLYNT: DEMOCRAT
Added 2/7/2009

When Ronald Reagan became the President, a shift to conservatism occurred in Hollywood and the media. Hustler founder Larry Flynt flirted with Christianity, but it did not take. When his editors suggested that the Reagan mood should portend more "family friendly" fare, Flynt fired that messenger and went from sick and disgusting to really hardcore porn (which is better than sick and disgusting). He aligned himself against the Republicans, who were asking 7-11s to keep their porn mags away from minors (a move since described by liberals as tantamount to Stalinist censorship). In 1998, Flynt became the mouthpiece of the Democrat party, a de facto Clinton spokesman and unofficial public relations firm for the DNC. In 2003 he decided to run for Governor of California as a Democrat. While his intentions may be to benefit the Democrats, he could not have harmed them more. Republicans need say nothing about this fact. It exists for what it is, on it face. Republicans just smile and say, "Hey, you Democrats, you can have Larry Flynt." They have him and he has them. A mariage made in...?

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Unbelievably boring
Added 10/4/2008

Who cares about Larry Flunt? He's some redneck who tried to make a splash with a dirty pictures magazine. Big deal. That was two boring hours of my life I'll never get back....
0 out of 4 people found this helpful.
Nice new edition of the DVD
Added 5/22/2008

I always liked this movie, but this edition with the new documentary and the commentaries from the director and some of the actors is a nice bonus.
It was definitely worth paying the extra few dollars in order to hear that, especially Woody and Milos each talking about the making of the movie.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
A Delightful Reminder of a Simpler Time
Added 10/19/2009

Hustler Magazine was the epitome of poor taste and Jerry Falwell with his mother in an out house was enough to "shock the conscience;" those were the days. A great movie and a great story. Crispin Glover and Courtney Love are at their finest and are expertly cast. Check it out if you haven't seen it and revisit the movie of it has been a while.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Great Movie
Added 4/20/2009

Great Movie from back in the day. Courtney Love played a great part as Mrs. Larry Flint. Woody Harrelson was Superb!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
LARRY FLYNT: DEMOCRAT
Added 2/7/2009

When Ronald Reagan became the President, a shift to conservatism occurred in Hollywood and the media. Hustler founder Larry Flynt flirted with Christianity, but it did not take. When his editors suggested that the Reagan mood should portend more "family friendly" fare, Flynt fired that messenger and went from sick and disgusting to really hardcore porn (which is better than sick and disgusting). He aligned himself against the Republicans, who were asking 7-11s to keep their porn mags away from minors (a move since described by liberals as tantamount to Stalinist censorship). In 1998, Flynt became the mouthpiece of the Democrat party, a de facto Clinton spokesman and unofficial public relations firm for the DNC. In 2003 he decided to run for Governor of California as a Democrat. While his intentions may be to benefit the Democrats, he could not have harmed them more. Republicans need say nothing about this fact. It exists for what it is, on it face. Republicans just smile and say, "Hey, you Democrats, you can have Larry Flynt." They have him and he has them. A mariage made in...?

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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