... The film was directed by Milos Forman and written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski.
STORY/BACKGROUND
People vs Larry Flint is a seedy film from start to finish. Who, you might ask as I did (or then again, you might not), is Larry Flynt? Well, he was the founder of Hustler magazine ... Read review
An early school drop out Flynt was nobody's hero - least of all when he pushed American ... more
tolerance to the limit with his raunchy porn magazine Hustler. But Flynt was to become an unlikely champion when he took his crusade for freedom of speech all the...
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entertaining and offbeat celebration of the American Constitution ever filmed. You think the First Amendment was designed to protect Americansfromoffensive speech...
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An early school drop-out, Flynt was nobody's hero - least of all when he pushed American ... more
tolerance to the limit with his raunchy porn magazine HUSTLER. But Flynt was to become an unlikely champion when he took his crusade for freedom of speech all the way to the Supreme Court and won!Nominated for 2 Oscars and 5 Golden Globe Awards , THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT is a story that encompasses love, loss.... and a heck of a lot of fun!
Two-time Oscar winner Milos Forman (1985 - Best Director, Amadeus; 1976 - Best Director, ... more
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) directs Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love and Edward Norton in this smart, funny, shamelessly entertaining film.Based on the true story of the notorious Hustler publisher who was sued by the Religious Right and paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet, The People Vs. Larry Flynt is a stranger-than-fiction comedy about one man's outrageous public persona and eccentric private life. Chronicling Flynt's raunchy business savvy, his wildly unconventional marriage and his infamous courtroom antics.
An early school drop out Flynt was nobody's hero - least of all when he pushed American ... more
tolerance to the limit with his raunchy porn magazine Hustler. But Flynt was to become an unlikely champion when he took his crusade for freedom of speech all the way to the Supreme Court and won! This film is a story that encompasses love loss and a heck of a lot of fun!
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: free speech and all that Disadvantages: really quite boring when all is said and done
...and runs for 189 minutes. The film was directed by Milos Forman and written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski.
STORY/BACKGROUND
People vs Larry Flint is a seedy film from start to finish. Who, you might ask as I did (or then again, you might not), is Larry Flynt? Well, he was the founder of Hustler magazine in the USA, which for the uneducated is an alternative to Playboy or Penthouse (which for the really REALLY ... ...in love with and gets the bright idea of doing a promotional magazine to boost the club's income.
Hustler starts off as a low budget publication but then makes it big when pictures of Jackie Onassis sunbathing in the nude are published. The magazines popularity rockets but also gains the attention of a group called Citizens For Decent Literature whose leader, Jerry Falwell, starts the first of many legal actions against Larry Flynt. ... more
People vs Larry Flint was released in 1996 and starred Woody Harrelson as Larry Flynt and Courtney Love as his girlfriend then wife Althea. It's certified 18 and runs for 189 minutes. The film was directed by Milos Forman and written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski.
STORY/BACKGROUND
People vs Larry Flint is a seedy film from start to finish. Who, you might ask as I did (or then again, you might not), is Larry Flynt? Well, he was the founder of Hustler magazine in the USA, which for the uneducated is an alternative to Playboy or Penthouse (which for the really REALLY uneducated - are men's magazines mostly featuring nude women).
Larry Flynt is shown growing up in Kentucky selling his father's home made moonshine to earn extra money for their severely poor family, he grows up to run a strip club in Cincinnati. Whilst running this club he meets Althea, a stripper who he falls madly in love with and gets the bright idea of doing a promotional magazine to boost the club's income.
Hustler starts off as a low budget publication but then makes it big when pictures of Jackie Onassis sunbathing in the nude are published. The magazines popularity rockets but also gains the attention of a group called Citizens For Decent Literature whose leader, Jerry Falwell, starts the first of many legal actions against Larry Flynt. Legal battles are fought in the Supreme Court as Flynt's lawyer (played by Edward Norton) argues the finer points of nudity and bad taste with top judges. Hustler popularity continutes to grow and Flynt is shot by a sniper and loses the use of his legs, now immobilised to a wheelchair. Then the love of his life gets AIDS and dies. More court cases follow…
ACTING/ANALYSIS
Woody Harrelson surprised me in this role, it's not the sort of part one would imagine him in, but he was most convincing, almost too much so. Courtney Love continues to prove that she really cannot act, but can bare lots of flesh, and Ed Norton was top notch as Flynt's enigmatic lawyer.
I'm not sure if the film was trying to raise issues about whether or not magazines like Hustler, Playboy, etc, should be classed as pornography or people's right to "free speech" or erm "free viewing of nude women"… But I wasn't convinced either way. The film may been have popular on its release, but personally, I found it over the top, somewhat boring and even slightly repetitive! Some of the courtroom scenes dragged on for me and I felt like pressing fast forward to get through it all! There was a subplot in there somewhere about Flynt having a recording of the FBI supplying someone with cocaine and Flynt having to enter an institution for a while, but it didn't seem to flow with the rest of the movie. Falwell sues Flynt for saying that he lost his virginity to his mother and Flynt countersues him right back for copyright infringement!?!
Flynt was actually married five times and Althea was his forth wife - the film seemed to indicate that he only had one wife which was a bit strange. I know they have to make these films entertaining and play with the truth somewhat but if you read about this guy's life and then watch the film (or even vice versa) you wonder why so much was missed out of the film, or why a film which, in effect, is supposed to be a biography, is so untrue to itself. Not that I particularly wanted to read up about him, I was just curious as to what reports said about this guy who's portrayed as really sleazy but the film almost makes a hero of him! I don't know if you're supposed to leave this film feeling sorry for Flynt or hating his guts. Personally, I couldn't care less about what happened to him, he's portrayed as a real lowlife kind of guy and apparently, he's even worse in real life!
WHERE TO GET IT...
You can but this on DVD from www.lovemyposters.com for just under £10, or from www.cdzone.co.uk for £20.39 (why pay THAT much?). You can get it from amazon.com (but couldn't find it on amazon.co.uk) and I'm sure you can pick up a really cheap copy from ebay too. Or you can wait till it's shown on TV again...
SOME TRIVIA: The real life Larry Flynt appears in the film briefly as a judge! Woody Harrelson's real brother Brett plays Flynt's brother in the film.
OVERALL?
It's definitely not a film for younger viewers as it has lots of bad language, drug abuse and some nudity. If you enjoy watching documentary style films about notorious people then you may well enjoy this. Personally I'd rate it 4 out of 10, only due to the great acting skills of the talented Woody Harrelson and the very cute and able Ed Norton.
Advantages: excellent biography of an unlikely American "hero" Disadvantages: feminists may not like it, though they will only miss the point
I remember when I saw THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT for the first time in the theaters in November 1996. I had no idea who Flynt was, and I was shocked to find out, needless to say. While I loved issues that were raised in the film, and the performances were excellent I questioned as to how much depicted was actually true. Also, it was difficult for me to accept the fact that Flynt is and American "hero." Whether you like the guy or not, he is honest, ... ...The movie begins in 1952 Kentucky, where we meet 10 year old Larry and his brother Jimmy selling moonshine to an old codger; this sequence showcases how Flynt grew up dirt-poor. Then we arrive to the late 1960s, where the Flynt brothers start the first Hustler club in Ohio; when they start having financial difficulties, Larry then gets the idea to put out a publication advertising his club to the public. Eventually this minor publication makes its ...
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The true-life story of a school drop-out who produces a porn magazine, pushing American tolerance to the limit. His life, however, encompasses love and loss, madness and healing, and loads of fun...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
10/08/1998
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
CDR 94760
Barcode
5035822476035
Screenwriter
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Oliver Stone
Featured
Crispin Glover, Brett Harrelson, James Cromwell, James Carville, Richard Paul
"...An exultant comedy of American repression and revolt....A great, liberating movie..." (Entertainment Weekly, 10/01/1997)
"...The liberatory strength of the film comes from Courtney Love's terrific, all-out performance as Flynt's wife..." (Film Comment, p.58-62, 01/11/1996)
"...A vastly entertaining lesson in the importance of the Fifth Amendment....Along the way, it also tells a poignant and powerful love story, one sparked by a sensational performance by rock star Courtney Love..." (Variety, 14/10/1996)
DVD Description
Beautifully directed by Czech emigre Milos Forman, this insightful work ironically exposes the strange and controversial life of Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson), the publisher of the ultra-raunchy porn magazine Hustler. The film chronicles three events that Flynt is best known for: a Supreme Court battle that made him an unlikely poster boy for the First Amendment; an assassination attempt that rendered him paralyzed from the waist down; and his battles with Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell. The film also provides insight into lesser-known areas of Flynt's life, particularly his relationship with soulmate Althea Leasure (played shamelessly by rocker Courtney Love), a sleazy, drug-addicted wildcat who was wholly devoted to Flynt. Leasure provided the balance that Flynt needed in his incredible life up until her AIDS-related death in 1987. The screenplay by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski proves to be a powerful parable that bravely explores the intricacies of freedom of speech.
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