You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)
Biography
| Drama
DVD, 129 minutes
Country:
USA
Director:
Milos Forman
Writer:
Scott Alexander
| Larry Karaszewski
Producer:
Scott Ferguson
| Michael Hausman
| George Linardos
| Oliver Stone
| Janet Yang
Music:
Thomas Newman
Plot outline
A partially idealized film of the controversial pornography publisher and how he became a defender of free speech for all people.
Cast
- Woody Harrelson
- Courtney Love
- Edward Norton
- Brett Harrelson
- Donna Hanover
- James Cromwell
- Crispin Glover
- Vincent Schiavelli
- Miles Chapin
- James Carville
- Richard Paul
- Burt Neuborne
- Jan Tríska
- Cody Block
- Ryan Post
- Robert Davis
- Kacky Walton
- John Ryan
- Kathleen Kane
- Greg Roberson
- Jim Peck
- Mike Pniewski
- Tim Parati
- Rick Rogers
- Dan Lenzini
- David Compton
- Gary Lowery
- Stephen Dupree
- Rainbeau Mars
- Tam Drummond
- Nancy Lea Owen
- John Fergus Ryan
- Oliver Reed
- Meresa T. Ferguson
- Andrena Fisher
- Ken Kidd
- Larry Flynt
- Janie Paris
- Carol Russell-Woloshin
- Ruby Wilson
- Eddie Davis
- Blaine Pickett
- Kerry White
- Joey Hadley
- Chris Schadrack
- Mac Pirkle
- Mark W. Johnson
- Doug Bauer
- Roberto Roman Ramirez
- Blaine Nashold
- Aurélia Thiérrée
- Scott William Winters
- D'Army Bailey
- Mike McLaren
- Andy Stahl
- Michael Detroit
- Jaime Jackson
- David Dwyer
- Richard Birdsong
- James A. White
- Gerry Robert Byrne
- Benjamin Greene Jr.
- Mary Neal Naylor
- Tina M. Bates
- Evans Donnell
- Jay Adams
- Bennett Wood
- Janice Holder
- A.V. McDowell
- Jim Grimshaw
- James Smith
- Rand Hopkins
- Charles M. Crump
- Pierre Secher
- Linn Sitler
- Mary M. Norman
- Jack Shea
- Lisa Lax
- Susan Howe
- Michael Davis
- Dennis Turner
- Patti Hatchett
- Ann Marie Hall
- Nate Bynum
- Paula Haddock
- Gary Kraen
- Norm MacDonald
- Jeff Johnston
- Joey Sulipeck
- Jim Palmer
- Gene Lyons
- Saida Pagan
- Jim Hild
- Michael Klastorin
- Michelle Robinson
- Ken Axmaker Jr.
- James Buchanan
- Neill Calabro
- Emmy Collins
- Kiki D'Aire
- Roland Gomez
- David Kallaway
- Thomas Reid
Plots
- Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
- Strip club owner Larry Flynt and his wife, Althea, create a pornographic magazine that ignores society's morals and taboos. "Hustler" magazine brings the Flynts not only millions in profit but also the wrath of "decent" people. Flynt and his overburdened attorney find themselves in courtrooms all over the nation defending Larry against criminal and civil charges. In the meantime, Flynt is beset by paralysis, the result of an assassination attempt, drug addiction, mental illness, and Althea's failing health. Written by Allen Brown
- The life and times of "An Unseemly Man," Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine. This movie's got it all: From his humble beginnings selling moonshine, to his multi-million dollar publishing empire. Along the way he gets shot and paralysed, imprisoned, and taken to court thanks to his nemesis Jerry Falwell. Written by Kevin Gillease