The People Vs Larry Flynt details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Woody Harrelson, Edward Norton, Courtney Love |
| Director: | Milos Forman |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Studio: | UCA |
| Name | Discs | |
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The People Vs Larry Flynt |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 4 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 10 Aug 1998 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Czech, English, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Russian |
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The Porn King
By a customer from Hexham , 20 Sep 2003[Highly rated reviewer]
Oscar Winning Milos Forman's The People Vs. Larry Flynt is a fascinating (if not too trashy) look at how without the American first amendment; people like Flynt would not exist. We see an expose on the man, myth and legend of master porno publisher Larry Flynt (played to damn close perfection by Oscar nominated Woody Harrelson) who releases Hustler Magazineand gets severe backlash from censors, church people and just people in general. But, we see his struggle to fight back at any cost (even his legs) to send a message- just because you don't like doesn't mean you can't let me publish what I want. Forman directs this pumped drama with 5-star performances from Harrelson, Love (as the tragedy queen girlfriend) and Especially Norton (as the suffering yet compelling lawyer). Never ashamed and always On the edge, this film has a place not only in film history, but in Hustler magazine's also. The real Flynt appears as a Cincinnati judge and Norm MacDonald appears as a reporter.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)Pleasantly surprised - good film!
By Hollywilliam (68 reviews) from Liverpool , 27 Aug 2012Woody Harrelson really is an underrated actor. We were this close to sending the film when we saw what the film was about (basically Harrelson is a porn king and fights for his right of freedom of speech). We were going to post it straight back unwatched as forgotten why we had ordered it but thought we'd 'risk it for a biscuit' !!! Glad we did - it was excellent. Definitely worth watching.- Was this review helpful to you?
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an absolute must see
By lukasz84 (75 reviews) , 01 Dec 2011mr forman makes the most out of the remarkable stories of the notorious mr and mrs flynt and gives us a provoking and a searching film. one its numerable achievements lies in striking a difficult balance between the interests of a socio-political agenda and a deeply private, intimate love story. mr forman's super intelligent direction, and brave acting from ms love, mr harrelson and mr norman accentuate and reveal the most fascinating and the most troubling ideas the story of mr larry flint can teach us, once we are willing to put the nudity aside and think more insightfully about the intersections of freedom and violence, and the ever revealing battle between the subversive force and the establishment.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Courtney Love Not for Me THANKS
By Goldust22 (60 reviews) from Gloucester , 04 Sep 2011Started watching this film was rather good if not very cheesey. Then along comes Courtney Love portraying a desirable woman and its like yeah thats soooo unbelievable so i turned it off.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Better than I thought it would be
By a customer from Lytham , 12 Jan 2011This film struck the right balance of the insane and the importance of free speech. Harrelson, Love and Norton were all superb in their own way, and this is certainly worth 2 hours of anybody's time. Enjoy !- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great watch
By a customer from Bexley , 08 Jan 2011A good film to watch. I enjoyed it as it was uplifting to see a man triumph and hold on to what he believes in after being put through the mill. A shame that Althea had to die. He had balls inspite of being a pain in the a*r^ in court.- Was this review helpful to you?
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