Dir. Miloš Forman · Starring Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson, Donna Hanover, James Cromwell · Music Thomas Newman
“You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?”
Drama
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
VIBE
This film feels like a raucous, defiant charge against societal norms, propelled by an unyielding spirit. It's a provocative exploration of free speech and the messy, often uncomfortable, fight for individual liberties, wrapped in a bold, biographical package that challenges conventional morality.
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