The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

Regisseur:

Milos Forman

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Scott Alexander (written by) &
Larry Karaszewski (written by)

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?

Plot:

A partially idealized film of the controversial pornography publisher and how he became a defender of free speech for all people.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Baptism | Lawsuit | AIDS | Wheelchair

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 9 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Essential viewing

Besetzung

Woody Harrelson	...	Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.
Courtney Love	...	Althea Leasure Flynt
Edward Norton	...	Alan J. Isaacman
Brett Harrelson	...	Jimmy Flynt
Donna Hanover	...	Ruth Carter Stapleton
James Cromwell	...	Charles Keating
Crispin Glover	...	Arlo
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Chester
Miles Chapin	...	Miles
James Carville	...	Simon Leis
Richard Paul	...	Reverend Jerry V. Falwell
Burt Neuborne	...	Roy Grutman
Jan Triska	...	The Assassin
Cody Block	...	10-Year-Old Larry
Ryan Post	...	8-Year-Old Jimmy

Alternativ:

Larry Flynt (Canada: French title)
Larry Flynt - Die nackte Wahrheit (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual material, nudity, language and drug use.

Länge:

129 Min

Produktionsland:

Canada | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate # 34339) | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Australia:MA | Austria:12 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Drehorte:

Abandoned train station, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

The real Larry Flynt appears as a judge.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: In the beginning of the film, Larry is shown running a strip club in his early days (around mid '70s). On the wall of the club was a centerfold of Playboy Playmate Patricia Farinelli, Miss December 1981.

Dialogzitate:

Larry Flynt: I turned the whole world into a tabloid.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Saturday Night Live: Kevin Spacey/Beck (#22.10)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Express Yourself

Essential viewing

Larry Flynt is an easy guy to hate. This film takes you into his world, as nightclub owner turned Hustler magazine publisher. His sudden rise to success during the mid 70's sets the stage for a stunning series of prosecutions, lawsuits, prison sentences, an assassination attempt, and finally a case in the Supreme Court where Flynt finally has a major court victory.

Flynt is portrayed here as a true hero - somebody who has done much to expand the parameters of free speech, and otherwise rock the boat (as with his exposure of the DeLorean tapes), at great personal cost.

After seeing things from Larry Flynt's side in this film, you may still hate him or hate what he publishes, but you will be convinced of the necessity of free speech for everyone - including for people like Larry Flynt. For this reason you really should see this film if you haven't already.