Larry Flynt, an infamous photographer and free-speech activist, has brought
about controversy in the film, "The People v. Larry Flynt". The movie functions as a
general biography, but it focuses on legal issues to a large degree.
Flynt, the editor of Hustler magazine, publicized pornographic obscenities in
many ways. By doing so, he has challenged the First Amendment and the Charter's
guarantee of the right to free expression.
Larry at first glance seems like an odd figure for a hero. He is outspoken,
opinionated, and perverted. If there is one word to sum him up it would be, unapologetic.
In "The People v. Larry Flynt", Flynt stood up for his rights, never quit, and never
apologized for what he did.
Flynt started out as a strip joint owner with his younger brother Jimmy. He was
not making any money, so he decided to advertise his dancers in a pictorial magazine.
Eventually Larry gets an offer to publish nude shots taken of someone famous,......
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