The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

Directed by

Miloš Forman

Genre

drama film, biographical film, trial film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,270 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the rise of Larry Flynt, a pornographer who fights legal battles over free speech. It shows his troubled marriage and his conflict with religious figures and the law.

provocativedefiantdarkly comicconfrontationalemotionally rawthought-provokingbiographicalunflinching

What happens

The People vs. Larry Flynt is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman, chronicling the rise of pornographer Larry Flynt and his subsequent clash with religious institutions and the law. It stars Woody Harrelson as Flynt, Courtney Love as his wife Althea, and Edward Norton as his attorney Alan Isaacman. The screenplay, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, spans about 35 years of Flynt's life, from his impoverished upbringing in Kentucky to his court battle with Reverend Jerry Falwell, and is based in part on the U.S. Supreme Court case Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. Despite limited success at the box office, The People vs. Larry Flynt was acclaimed by critics and garnered Harrelson, Love, Norton, and Forman numerous accolades, including a Best Actor nomination for Harrelson and Best Director nomination for Forman at the 69th Academy Awards. Forman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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