Word: flynt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...People vs. Larry Flynt. Publicist: "I thought its reputation was inflated, and the backlash hurt. The media were interested in Courtney Love because she hadn't acted before, but she didn't do anything that Valerie Perrine or Candy Clark couldn't do on automatic pilot." Former studio head: "I didn't want to see a picture about Larry Flynt the same way I wouldn't want to see a picture about Hitler...
People did not go to the theater to analyze the life of Larry Flynt. They did not go in order to decide whether to buy Hustler magazine or not. They went to be entertained. And if, while being entertained, they came to appreciate their liberties, that is what is important...
...Larry Flynt a hero for freedom of speech...
...Supreme Court is the hero. Not even Larry Flynt thought he was a hero. Actually, Larry Flynt pursued the case [brought by Jerry Falwell] out of spite after the death of his wife [from AIDS]. Falwell vilified AIDS victims and had no sympathy for them. Larry Flynt was not motivated by the arguments for free expression put before the court. His impetus was not heroic, but spiteful...
...interview, Forman wondered aloud about the audience's reception of "Larry Flynt." And what are Forman's own feelings toward Larry Flynt the man? "I did not expect to like Larry Flynt," said Forman, "but I could not help but find him very charming. But, as Alfred Hitchcock said, 'the villain has to be charming. Otherwise, he is not interesting...