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Woody Harrelson is great as the king of porn, but Courtney Love steals the show.

- Reportedly the insurance fees for Courtney Love were so high, the studio wouldn’t pay them, so Woody Harrelson, the producers (Oliver Stone and Michael Hausman), the director (Milos Forman) and Love paid the fees out-of-pocket.

- Larry Flynt was involved in the making of the movie, he appears as a judge, and originally wanted Michael douglass to play him, and Ashley Judd to play Althea.

- There’s the truth, and then there’s “movie truth.” In The People vs. Larry Flynt Ed Norton delivers the actual closing arguments that lawyer Alan Isaacman delivered at trial, but judge “Thomas Alva Mantke” is a composite of several judges.

- The golden vagina necklace that Woody Harrelson wears in one of the courtroom scenes is actually a real jewel that belonged to the real Larry Flynt.

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Running Time: 2:09:44 Rating: R Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

It's not about sex; "The People vs. Larry Flynt" is about love...Courtney Love. Milos Freeman directs the story of Hustler Magazine's Larry Flynt, turning bare breasts into free press. Directed by
Milos Foreman

Written by
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski

Cast
Woody Harrelson (Cheers, Kingpin, No Country for Old Men)
Courtney Love (Hole, Man on the Moon)
Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, Fight Club)
Crispin Glover (Charlie’s Angels, Back to the Future)
James Cromwell (24, LA Confidential)

Didja’ know?

- There’s the truth, and then there’s “movie truth.” In “The People vs. Larry Flynt” Ed Norton delivers the actual closing arguments that lawyer Alan Isaacman delivered at trial. BUT judge “Thomas Alva Mantke” is a composite of several judges.
- The insurance fees for Courtney Love were so high, the studio would not pay them. Woody Harrelson, the producers (Oliver Stone and 'Michael Hausman'), the director (Milos Forman) and Love paid the fees out-of-pocket.
- The golden vagina necklace that Woody Harrelson wears in one of the courtroom scenes is actually a real jewel that belonged to the real Larry Flynt.

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Edward Norton, Courtney Love, James Carville, Richard Paul, Burt Neuborne, James Cromwell, Crispin Glover, Brett Harrelson

Director: Milos Forman

The People vs. Larry Flynt

(2:09:44)

By: People Released: 1/21/2009 Genre: Drama

42 Ratings

It's not about sex; it’s about love… Courtney Love and Woody Harrelson as Althea and Larry Flynt. Milos Foreman tells the story of how Hustler turned bare breasts into free press.