The People vs. Larry Flynt
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | |
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| Directed by | Miloš Forman |
| Written by | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
| Produced by | Oliver Stone Janet Yang Michael Hausman |
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| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $43 million |
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. 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.