Search - The People vs. Larry Flynt [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 05/06/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 9 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Comedy Drama, Courtroom Drama, Biopic [feature] See Also: The People vs. Larry Flynt

"If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it'll protect all of you -- 'cause I'm the worst," declares Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt (as played by Woody Harrelson) in the midst of one of his many court cases. Milos Forman's film follows Flynt from his childhood in Kentucky, where he made extra money for his dirt-poor family by selling the moonshine his father brewed, into adulthood as he manages a strip club in Cincinnati. While the club does middling business, the experience changes Flynt's life in two ways: he meets Althea (Courtney Love), an exotic dancer who becomes the love of his life, and he gets the bright idea of starting a magazine to promote the club. Marketed as a crasser, less pretentious alternative to Playboy or Penthouse, Hustler becomes a huge success after Flynt runs a photo series of Jacqueline Onassis sunbathing nude. However, while plenty of people are buying Hustler, there are also plenty of people who don't care for it, including Charles Keating (James Cromwell), leader of a watchdog group called Citizens For Decent Literature. Keating spearheads the first of many legal attacks on the magazine, one of which reaches the Supreme Court as Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton), Flynt's lawyer, debates the finer legal points of bad taste with the justices of the highest court in the land. Meanwhile, Flynt makes a fortune, loses the use of his legs after an attack by a sniper, embraces and than abandons Christianity, and eventually loses Althea, who succumbs to AIDS after a long addiction to drugs. Woody Harrelson's brother Brett Harrelson is well cast as Larry Flynt's brother Jimmy; Larry Flynt appears briefly as a judge who hands down a judgment against Larry Flynt. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Woody Harrelson - Larry Flynt
Courtney Love - Althea Flynt
Edward Norton - Alan Isaacman
James Cromwell
Crispin Glover - Arlo
James Carville
Brett Harrelson - Jimmy Flint
Burt Neuborne
Richard Paul - Rev. Jerry Falwell

Milos Forman's 1996 biopic The People Vs. Larry Flynt comes to DVD in a anamorphic widescreen special edition from Columbia TriStar. The remixed Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround soundtrack comes in English, while French and Spanish tracks are offered in stereo. Optional subtitles are available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Thai. Two audio commentary tracks are provided: an entertaining one with cast members Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton and a more technical one with screenwriters Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander. Two deleted scenes ("Running for President" and "Kentucky House") are included with optional commentary. "Larry Flynt Exposed" is a half-hour biography of Larry Flynt narrated by Dennis Hopper and features real-life film footage. "Free Speech or Porn?" is a half-hour featurette about the pre-production involved in making the film. Also included is a text version of a New York Times article entitled "Larry Flynt -- Patriot," along with theatrical trailers, filmographies, and hidden Easter eggs. This is the recommended edition of an Academy Award-winning film. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide