"You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?"

1996

2h 10m

7.0(1158 votes)

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.

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Cast & Crew

96 members

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Woody Harrelson

Larry Flynt

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Courtney Love

Althea Leasure

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Edward Norton

Alan Isaacman

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Brett Harrelson

Jimmy Flynt

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Donna Hanover

Ruth Carter Stapleton

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James Cromwell

Charles Keating

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Crispin Glover

Arlo

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Vincent Schiavelli

Chester

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Miles Chapin

Miles

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James Carville

Simon Leis

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Richard Paul

Reverend Jerry Falwell

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Burt Neuborne

Roy Grutman

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Jan Tříska

The Assassin

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Cody Block

10-Year-Old Larry

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Ryan Post

8-Year-Old Jimmy

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Robert Davis

Old Hillbilly

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Kacky Walton

Young Ma Flynt

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John Ryan

Young Pa Flynt

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Kathleen Kane

1st Stripper

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Greg Roberson

Disc Jockey

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Jim Peck

Old Printer

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Mike Pniewski

Trucker

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Tim Parati

Staffer

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Rick Rogers

Staffer

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Dan Lenzini

Staffer

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David Compton

Staffer

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Gary Lowery

Staffer

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Stephen Dupree

Stills Photographer

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Rainbeau Mars

Tovah

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Tam Drummond

News Dealer

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Ruby Wilson

Rally Singer

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Nancy Lea Owen

Ma Flynt

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Writing

John Fergus Ryan

Pa Flynt

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Oliver Reed

Governor Rhodes

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Meresa T. Ferguson

Jacuzzi Girl

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Andrena Fisher

Jacuzzi Girl

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Ken Kidd

Police Detective

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Larry Flynt

Judge Morrissey - Cincinnati Court

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Janie Paris

Jury Forewoman - Cincinnati Court

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Carol Russell-Woloshin

Court Clerk - Cincinnati Court

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Eddie Davis

Announcer at Rally

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Blaine Nashold

Dr. Bob

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Blaine Pickett

Ad Sales Guy

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Kerry White

Georgia Cop

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Joey Hadley

Georgia Cop

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Chris Schadrack

Georgia Prosecutor

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Mac Pirkle

Georgia Prosecutor

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Mark W. Johnson

Georgia Doctor

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Doug Bauer

Flynt's Personal Bodyguard

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Roberto Roman Ramirez

Bodyguard

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Aurélia Thiérrée

Cute Receptionist

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Scott William Winters

Blow Dried Jerk

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D'Army Bailey

Judge Thomas Alva Mantke - L.A. Court

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Mike McLaren

Lawyer - L.A. Court

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Andy Stahl

Network Lawyer

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Michael Detroit

DeLorean Attorney

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Jaime Jackson

Keating's Secretary

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David Dwyer

Federal Marshal

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Richard Birdsong

Deputy Marshal

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James A. White

Deputy Marshal

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Gerry Robert Byrne

Butler

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Benjamin Greene Jr.

Mantke Clerk

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Mary Neal Naylor

Mantke Clerk

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Tina M. Bates

Springfield Prison Guard

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Evans Donnell

Divinity Student

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Jay Adams

Divinity Student

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Bennett Wood

Dean of Liberty College

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Janice Holder

Judge Kirk - Roanoke Court

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A.V. McDowell

Jury Foreman - Roanoke Court

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Jim Grimshaw

Chief Justice William Rehnquist

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James Smith

Justice Thurgood Marshall

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Rand Hopkins

Justice Scalia

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Charles M. Crump

Justice Stevens

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Pierre Secher

Supreme Court Marshal

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Linn Sitler

Svelte Reporter

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Mary M. Norman

Reporter

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Jack Shea

Reporter

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Lisa Lax

Reporter

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Susan Howe

Georgia Reporter

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Michael Q. Davis

Georgia Reporter

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Dennis Turner

Georgia Reporter

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Patti Hatchett

Georgia Reporter

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Ann Marie Hall

Georgia Reporter

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Nate Bynum

Georgia Reporter

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Paula Haddock

Georgia Reporter

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Gary Kraen

Georgia Reporter

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Norm Macdonald

Network Reporter

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Jeff Johnston

L.A. Reporter

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Joey Sulipeck

Falwell Reporter

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Jim Palmer

Falwell Reporter

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Gene Lyons

DC Reporter

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Saida Pagan

DC Reporter

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Jim Hild

DC Reporter

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Crew

Michael Klastorin

DC Reporter

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Michelle Robinson

Supreme Court TV Reporter

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Jay Busbee

Courtroom Observer

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