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The People vs. Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
1996 · Directed by Miloš Forman · 130 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?
Crew
- Screenplay: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
- Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by: Christopher Tellefsen
- Music: Thomas Newman
- Production design: Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Produced by: Michael Hausman, Janet Yang, Oliver Stone
Cast
- Woody Harrelson as Larry Flynt
- Courtney Love as Althea Leasure
- Edward Norton as Alan Isaacman
- Brett Harrelson as Jimmy Flynt
- Donna Hanover as Ruth Carter Stapleton
- James Cromwell as Charles Keating
- Crispin Glover as Arlo
- Vincent Schiavelli as Chester
- Miles Chapin as Miles
- James Carville as Simon Leis
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Ixtlan Productions
- Budget: $36,000,000
- Box office: $20,300,385
- Themes: pornography, free love, court case, aids, eroticism, group sex, last judgment, freedom of speech, baptism, millionaire
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