The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt
A man with an image of the American flag superimposed over his mouth
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiloš Forman
Written byScott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Produced byOliver Stone
Janet Yang
Michael Hausman
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byChristopher Tellefsen
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13) (New York)
  • December 25, 1996 (1996-12-25) (U.S.)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[2]
Box office$43 million[3]

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.[4] It stars Woody Harrelson, 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.

  1. ^ "The People vs. Larry Flynt (18)". British Board of Film Classification. January 14, 1997. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Collins, Scott (March 1, 1997). "The Many People vs. 'Larry Flynt'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ww was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Milos Forman Explains Why He Made 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'". Chicago Tribune. December 27, 1996. Retrieved November 2, 2010.