classicsoncall Watching the picture when I did the other night, I was more impressed by the consistent argument for freedom of speech than anything having to do with pictures of nude women and scandalous cartoons. Here we are a couple of decades after the picture was made and the liberal left in the country is hell bent on shutting down the expression of any ideas that are detrimental to their agenda. And don't even get me started on the snowflake generation that needs soft, furry animals close by to ease the stress of taking exams or hearing things that might upset their fragile, little egos. I would never have considered that this was such an important film, but there were some real eye openers in the story of Larry Flynt, self styled smut peddler and businessman extraordinaire. Having his name and legal entanglements constantly popping up in the news back in the Seventies and Eighties, it was easy enough to dismiss him as a nut case who needed to be brought down a peg or two. But the guy was articulate in his own way, and his impassioned arguments in the service of freedom of speech and liberty in general makes one sit up and take notice. Woody Harrelson may not have been my first choice to portray Flynt, but he did a remarkable job throughout. What probably aggravated me the most in the picture was when Flynt first went on trial for pandering obscenity. It was pretty clear that the court's decision would have been decided beforehand when the judge ruled every other pornographic magazine available at the time to be irrelevant. It would take the Supreme Court to rule favorably on one's right to express an unpopular opinion, even if it offended the majority. As long as that Constitutional principal holds, I think the country can withstand the likes of people like Larry Flynt, abhorrent as they might seem to the average person.

prakswal Half the man is just sleaze and smut, but the other half is very noble and admirable," says legendary filmmaker Milos Forman. This biography about the famous pornography magnate spans 25 years, and follows the rise of the man who started as an operator in a striptease joint, and ended up as the publisher of the controversial pornographic magazine Hustler."The People vs. Larry Flynt" tells the true story of a man who challenged the borderline of public taste, and whose trial started a raging debate with defenders of morality about the First Amendment.A brave, spectacularly entertaining - and unexpectedly stirring - account of Flynt's life that asks us to regard the publisher of Hustler magazine as an invaluable champion of our freedoms. You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?Excerpt from "Movies that Moved with Prakash Silwal https://www.facebook.com/ektafilmsnp/

Brent Burkwell Not worth my time, Flynt was a pig, period. He wasn't fighting for your free speech you losers, he was fighting because in porn, there is a lot of money, for men like him. He makes whores out of people, then he gets most of the money, they usually contract a disease. Read the history,wake up, liberalism is a lie. This movie should sit well with filthy liberals, but decent people will avoid it. -20 stars.

Python Hyena The People VS Larry Flynt (1996): Dir: Milos Foreman / Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, James Cromwell, Richard Paul: Rousing film about Larry Flynt and his constant battle with society and what is morally acceptable. He is the creator of Hustler magazine, which rivals Playboy in its pornographic expectations. He argues that the female body should not be disregarded but lands in court on numerous occasions. Eventually he ends up in a wheelchair after an attempt is taken on his life. He lands in court again to answer a lawsuit by a religious leader. Then his wife announces that she has A.I.D.S. Some may see it as a celebration of repulsive behavior yet the film is provocative with director Milos Foreman presents strong arguments. Foreman is at his best with material such as this especially when one looks at Amadeus, arguably his best film. Woody Harrelson delivers a flawless performance displaying Flynt's ego and arrogance. Courtney Love is superb as Flynt's unstable wife whose health suffers. Edward Norton is excellent as Flynt's frustrated lawyer who does much damage control. James Cromwell delivers interesting supporting work as well as Richard Paul who plays off the religious right wing agenda of Jerry Fawell whom Flynt mocks. Portrait of a man with questionable ethics and an argument for free speech. Score: 8 / 10