History Film / ThePeopleVsLarryFlynt

** After he come back from his drugged up stupor in 1982, Larry fires the vice president in charge of marketing who was telling him about President RonaldReagan and Jerry Falwell's [[MoralGuardians Moral Majority]] and how it had shifted their business plan.

* CelebrityParadox: The judge in Flynt's first case is played by the real Larry Flynt.

The film was nominated for two {{Academy Award}}s, for Best Actor (Harrelson) and Best Director.

-> ''[[InterplayOfSexAndViolence "Murder is illegal, but if you take a picture of it you may get your name in a magazine or maybe win a Pulitzer Prize. However, sex is legal, but if you take a picture of that act, you can go to jail."]]''

** Charles Keating is a straighter example, as he would be one of the public figures in the S&L scandals of the 1980s.

* AmoralAttorney: Inverted: Most of the lawyers, even Isaacman, are against Flynt's erratic public behavior.. Isaacman forces Larry into following decorum to remain his counsel.

* KangarooCourt: In Larry's first trial, evidence in favor of Flint is denied, specifically magazines with similar content as ''Hustler''. The judge also sends him to ''[[DisproportionateRetribution 25 years]]'' and denies bail. Subverted in Larry's later trials, when the judges are more frustrated by Larry's appalling behavior.

* AmoralAttorney: Inverted: Most of the lawyers, even Isaacman, are against Flynt's erratic public behavior.. Isaacman himself has to be the one to reign in Larry's behavior.

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' ([[Creator/MilosForman Miloš Forman]], 1996) is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by Woody Harrelson), the founder of ''Hustler Magazine''. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored. It is the second of screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's trilogy of {{Biopic}}s of "anti-Great Men," after ''Film/EdWood'' and before ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', about Creator/AndyKaufman.

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' (Milos Forman, 1996) is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by Woody Harrelson), the founder of ''Hustler Magazine''. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored. It is the second of screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's trilogy of {{Biopic}}s of "anti-Great Men," after ''Film/EdWood'' and before ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', about Creator/AndyKaufman.

* DawsonCasting: CourtneyLove was 32 when she played Althea. The real Althea was sixteen when she started at Larry's strip club. Her age is not stated in the film, but Larry can tell she is "not legal" and she says she's but a centimeter from legal age.

* DawsonCasting: Courtney Love-Cobain was 32 when she played Althea. The real Althea was sixteen when she started at Larry's strip club. Her age is not stated in the film, but Larry can tell she is "not legal" and she says she's but a centimeter from legal age.

->-- ''Larry Flynt''

->-- Larry Flynt

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by Woody Harrelson), the founder of ''Hustler Magazine''. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored. It is the second of screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's trilogy of {{Biopic}}s of "anti-Great Men," after ''Film/EdWood'' and before ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', about Creator/AndyKaufman.

This 1996 film was nominated for two {{Academy Award}}s, for Best Actor (Harrelson) and Best Director.

* YoungEntrepreneur: The film starts with Larry and his brother bottling and selling home made moonshine at the respective ages of 10 and 8.

* YoungEntrepreneur: The film starts with Larry and his brother bottling and selling home made moonshine at the respective ages of 10 and 8.

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Used to argumentative effect during a speech Larry makes about why what he does shouldn't be illegal as photos and scenes of violence and sex play Interspersed in the background.

* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: "I oughta move somewhere, where perverts are welcome." Cue his moving to LA. Since the Hollywood sign is prominently featured, this might also be seen as BitingTheHandHumour.

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by Woody Harrelson), the founder of ''Hustler Magazine''. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored. It is the second of screenwriters Scott Alexander ande Larry Karaszewski's trilogy of {{Biopic}}s of "anti-Great Men," after ''Film/EdWood'' and before ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', about Creator/AndyKaufman.

!!The film has examples of:

* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: ''"I oughta move somewhere, where perverts are welcome."'' Cue his moving to LA. Since the Hollywood sign is prominently featured, this might also be seen as BitingTheHandHumour.

* StockLegalPhrases: When a good deal of the movie occurs in the courts, these are inevitable. At least one is averted when Larry refuses to "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" as he has recently become an Atheist.

* MagazineDecay: Apparently takes over every time Larry goes to jail, as well as during his brief conversion to evangelical Christianity, and when he comes back after five years of isolation after getting shot.

* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: ''"I oughta move somewhere, where perverts are welcome."'' Cue his moving to LA.
* MagazineDecay: [[Invoked]]. Apparently takes over every time Larry goes to jail, as well as during his brief conversion to evangelical Christianity, and when he comes back after five years of isolation after getting shot.
* MoneyFetish: Hinted at with Althea as she totals his sales figures and then requests that Larry take off his pants, explaining that she's never fucked a millionaire before.

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by Woody Harrelson), the founder of Hustler Magazine. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored.

This 1996 film was nominated for two AcademyAwards, for Best Actor (Harrelson) and Best Director.

* BigFancyHouse: Larry's home in Cincinnati is nice, but his UsefulNotes/LosAngeles home is the a paragon of this trope.
* BikiniBar: mostly played straight at Larry's strip club, Althea then makes a point of averting.

* MagazineDecay: Apparently takes over every time Larry goes to jail, as well as during his brief conversion to evangelical Christianity.[[invoked]]

''The People Vs Larry Flynt'' is a dramatic biopic about Larry Flynt (portrayed by WoodyHarrelson), the founder of Hustler Magazine. The film begins with him as a young boy selling moonshine to hillbillies and ends with him hearing about the outcome of his Supreme Court case. Along the way, the virtues and downsides of organized religion, pornography, capitalism and free speech are explored.

* BigFancyHouse: Larry's home in Cincinnati is nice, but his LosAngeles home is the a paragon of this trope.

* HollywoodDrowning: Averted.

* LosAngeles: ''"I oughta move somewhere, where perverts are welcome."'' Cue his moving to LA.

* YoungEntrepreneur: The film starts with Larry and his brother bottling and selling home made moonshine at the respective ages of 10 and 8.

** Larry fires his staff over the phone from a mental hospital.
** After he come back from his drugged up stupor in 1982, Larry fires the vice president in charge of marketing who was telling him about Regan's moral majority and how it had shifted their business plan.

* HappierHomeMovie: After one of the reporters asks Larry if he has any regrets, he lets them know he only has one then the scene cuts to him watching these.