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The People vs. Larry Flynt
You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$36000000
Revenue
$20300385
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1996-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1153
Vote Average
6.964
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Woody Harrelson
Larry Flynt
Courtney Love
Althea Leasure
Edward Norton
Alan Isaacman
Brett Harrelson
Jimmy Flynt
Donna Hanover
Ruth Carter Stapleton
James Cromwell
Charles Keating
Crispin Glover
Arlo
Vincent Schiavelli
Chester
Miles Chapin
Miles
James Carville
Simon Leis
Richard Paul
Reverend Jerry Falwell
Burt Neuborne
Roy Grutman
Jan Tříska
The Assassin
Cody Block
10-Year-Old Larry
Ryan Post
8-Year-Old Jimmy
Robert Davis
Old Hillbilly
Kacky Walton
Young Ma Flynt
John Ryan
Young Pa Flynt
Kathleen Kane
1st Stripper
Greg Roberson
Disc Jockey
Jim Peck
Old Printer
Mike Pniewski
Trucker
Tim Parati
Staffer
Rick Rogers
Staffer
Dan Lenzini
Staffer
David Compton
Staffer
Gary Lowery
Staffer
Stephen Dupree
Stills Photographer
Rainbeau Mars
Tovah
Tam Drummond
News Dealer
Ruby Wilson
Rally Singer
Nancy Lea Owen
Ma Flynt
John Fergus Ryan
Pa Flynt
Oliver Reed
Governor Rhodes
Meresa T. Ferguson
Jacuzzi Girl
Andrena Fisher
Jacuzzi Girl
Ken Kidd
Police Detective
Larry Flynt
Judge Morrissey - Cincinnati Court
Janie Paris
Jury Forewoman - Cincinnati Court
Carol Russell-Woloshin
Court Clerk - Cincinnati Court
Eddie Davis
Announcer at Rally
Blaine Nashold
Dr. Bob
Blaine Pickett
Ad Sales Guy
Kerry White
Georgia Cop
Joey Hadley
Georgia Cop
Chris Schadrack
Georgia Prosecutor
Mac Pirkle
Georgia Prosecutor
Mark W. Johnson
Georgia Doctor
Doug Bauer
Flynt's Personal Bodyguard
Roberto Roman Ramirez
Bodyguard
Aurélia Thiérrée
Cute Receptionist
Scott William Winters
Blow Dried Jerk
D'Army Bailey
Judge Thomas Alva Mantke - L.A. Court
Mike McLaren
Lawyer - L.A. Court
Andy Stahl
Network Lawyer
Michael Detroit
DeLorean Attorney
Jaime Jackson
Keating's Secretary
David Dwyer
Federal Marshal
Richard Birdsong
Deputy Marshal
James A. White
Deputy Marshal
Gerry Robert Byrne
Butler
Benjamin Greene Jr.
Mantke Clerk
Mary Neal Naylor
Mantke Clerk
Tina M. Bates
Springfield Prison Guard
Evans Donnell
Divinity Student
Jay Adams
Divinity Student
Bennett Wood
Dean of Liberty College
Janice Holder
Judge Kirk - Roanoke Court
A.V. McDowell
Jury Foreman - Roanoke Court
Jim Grimshaw
Chief Justice William Rehnquist
James Smith
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Rand Hopkins
Justice Scalia
Charles M. Crump
Justice Stevens
Pierre Secher
Supreme Court Marshal
Linn Sitler
Svelte Reporter
Mary M. Norman
Reporter
Jack Shea
Reporter
Lisa Lax
Reporter
Susan Howe
Georgia Reporter
Michael Q. Davis
Georgia Reporter
Dennis Turner
Georgia Reporter
Patti Hatchett
Georgia Reporter
Ann Marie Hall
Georgia Reporter
Nate Bynum
Georgia Reporter
Paula Haddock
Georgia Reporter
Gary Kraen
Georgia Reporter
Norm Macdonald
Network Reporter
Jeff Johnston
L.A. Reporter
Joey Sulipeck
Falwell Reporter
Jim Palmer
Falwell Reporter
Gene Lyons
DC Reporter
Saida Pagan
DC Reporter
Jim Hild
DC Reporter
Michael Klastorin
DC Reporter
Michelle Robinson
Supreme Court TV Reporter
Jay Busbee
Courtroom Observer
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