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The People vs. Larry Flynt

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Pursued by opponents who say his "Hustler" magazine breaks decency laws, pornographer Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson) hires lawyer Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton) to help fight his legal battles. A zealot shoots the men near a Georgia courthouse, and though Flynt discovers he'll never walk again, his fighting spirit -- like his love for stripper Althea Leasure (Courtney Love) -- stays strong. Ultimately, the unlikely free speech warrior takes his biggest case to a showdown at the Supreme Court.
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The People Vs. Larry Flynt pays entertaining tribute to an irascible iconoclast with a well-constructed biopic that openly acknowledges his troublesome flaws.

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 10/18/2008
It's been a long, dumb spell, but The People vs. Larry Flynt makes it OK to take your brain to the movies again. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 06/30/2008
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An exultant comedy of American repression and revolt. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek 06/30/2008
A brave, spectacularly entertaining -- and unexpectedly stirring -- account of Flynt's life that asks us to regard the publisher of Hustler magazine as an invaluable champion of our First Amendment freedoms. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 29
... a bawdy burlesque with a crude, smutty, self-promoting clown at the center (at least through most of it). Go to Full Review
Michael Atkinson Spin 12/27/2022
The People vs. Larry Flynt fairly levitates, but when Love's around it takes off. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/01/2022
B-
It’s funny and absorbing. And also slippery and superficial. It has moments of greatness and power, and moments of shameless preaching-to-the-converted. Go to Full Review
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Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 9 It was really good, and funny as well. I'm glad I watched it. See more Julie D Aug 27 Long after you've grown tired of his escapades, the scenes in which he and Althea support one another against the slings an arrows of outrageous fortune are touching and, ultimately, genuinely tragic. See more Grant H Aug 10 A confronting message on sexuality, exploitation and the importance of freedom of speech, no matter how repugnant the subject matter. Harrelson and Love have never been better as they inhabit entirely the characters they play. See more Anson M Jul 29 Woody Harrelson is great as the eccentric, rebellious porn mogul Larry Flynt and 25 years later Milos Formans film is still relevant and just damn entertaining. See more Gregory S Jun 17 This movie was pretty great. I absolutely dislike the main character of Larry Flynt, but am truly thankful for the fight that he undertook. This case is one of the more important cases that has been tried, and one that people should look back on for today. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Apr 4 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é boa, o elenco é bacaninha, mas a poucos ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens sao até bacaninhas, mas não ajudam muito no filme. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Pursued by opponents who say his "Hustler" magazine breaks decency laws, pornographer Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson) hires lawyer Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton) to help fight his legal battles. A zealot shoots the men near a Georgia courthouse, and though Flynt discovers he'll never walk again, his fighting spirit -- like his love for stripper Althea Leasure (Courtney Love) -- stays strong. Ultimately, the unlikely free speech warrior takes his biggest case to a showdown at the Supreme Court.
Director
Milos Forman
Producer
Michael Hausman, Oliver Stone, Janet Yang
Screenwriter
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Tristar
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Phoenix Pictures, Illusion Entertainment, Ixtlan Corporation
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.2M
Runtime
2h 10m
Sound Mix
Surround
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