31 quotes
Trauma and Revelation in Althea's Life
Althea
I had an epiphany once, Larry.
Larry Flynt
What was that?
Althea
When my daddy shot my entire family in the head and I was the only one to identify the bodies, and I was sent to an orphanage full of good Christian nuns who shoved my face into their pussies with their cruxifixes on for eight goddamn years!
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Value and Opinion in Decision Making
Larry Flynt
What'd you think?
[''Looking at the first issue of the Hustler newsletter'']
Jimmy Flynt
How much do they cost?
Larry Flynt
Will you forget money for one second! What'd you think?
[shakes his head]
Jimmy Flynt
What I think depends on how much they cost.
Larry Flynt
This is the first Hustler newsletter. It's all for the man on the go and man-about-town. Here's news service and pictures.
Jimmy Flynt
It's a magazine. How are you going to pay for that?
Larry Flynt
Don't interrupt me when I'm talking!
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Everyone Has Opinions, Just Like Assholes
Larry Flynt
Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.
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Negotiating a Plea Bargain in Court
Alan Isaacman
Listen, I'm sitting here with the eminently reasonable District Attorney of the state of Georgia. Right. He's very impressed by your conversion, he wants to cut us a plea bargain.
[''On the phone'']
Larry Flynt
A plea bargain? Because I've found God?
Alan Isaacman
Larry, listen to me for a second: Don't argue with me on this, okay? Just say yes because I've pulled a lot of strings to make this happen.
Larry Flynt
Is he sitting there with you?
Alan Isaacman
Yes, he is.
Larry Flynt
Would you do me a favor? Just tell that miserable old gray-haired bastard to go fuck himself, we're going to trial.
Alan Isaacman
Okay, right.
Larry Flynt
Oh, and praise the lord.
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The Importance of Free Speech in Society
Alan Isaacman
At the heart of the First Amendment is the recognition of the fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas. Freedom to speak one's mind is not only an aspect of an individual liberty, but is essential to the quest for truth and the vitality of society as a whole. In the world of debate about public affairs, many things done with motives that are less than admirable are nonetheless protected by the first amendment.
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The Ideal Client: Fun, Wealthy, and Troublesome
Larry Flynt
You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich, and I'm always in trouble.
[''to Alan'']
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Discussion on Beauty Standards in Media
Althea
Her tits look nice
[''Flipping through [[w:Playboy (magazine)|an issue of Playboy]
Larry Flynt
They look nice but they don't look real. I don't understand this magazine fuzzy pictures, articles on I don't know what the hell their talking about.
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Freedom of Speech for All
Larry Flynt
If ] will protect a scumbag like me, it will protect all of you.
[[w:First Amendment to the United States Constitution|the First Amendment]
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Freedom of Choice in a Democratic Society
Alan Isaacman
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard a lot today, and I'm not gonna go back over it, but you have to go into that room and make some decisions. But before you do, there's something you need to know. I am not trying to suggest that you should like what Larry Flynt does. I don't like what Larry Flynt does, but what I do like is the fact that I live in a country where you and I can make that decision for ourselves. I like the fact that I live in a country where I can pick up Hustler magazine and read it, or throw it in the garbage can if that's where I think it belongs.
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Struggles with Isolation and Illness
Althea Leasure
Larry, I don't work at the magazine anymore. People there don't listen to me and they don't talk to me. They're afraid of me and they don't shake my hand... Larry, I went to Dr. Robert and... he told me that I was sick. I mean, sick, sick. I mean, I've got ], Larry.
[[w:HIV/AIDS|AIDS]
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Choosing Not to Engage with Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
If you don't like Hustler magazine, don't read it.
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Unexpected Reaction in a Heated Discussion
Jerry Falwell
What?
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Separation of Religion and Pornography
Althea Leasure
Nobody on this planet wants their religion and their pornography together.
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Truth and Belief in Court Testimony
Mantke Clerk
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, God?
Larry Flynt
No.
Judge Thomas Alva Mantke
No?
Larry Flynt
Your Honor, I'm an atheist. I can't very well, uh, swear to a God I don't believe exists.
Judge Thomas Alva Mantke
Mr. Flynt, you are a handful.
Larry Flynt
I know, Your Honor.
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The People vs. Larry Flynt - Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt
What is more obscene: Sex or war?
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Power, Money, and Commitment in Conflict
Alan Isaacman
You don't see me running around, pissing off everybody we're trying to get to help us.
Larry Flynt
Yeah, well, you can walk and you can fuck and I'm in this chair! And I got money, okay, and I got money and that gives me the power to shake up this system.
Alan Isaacman
Well, find somebody else to help you then, because, this is not what I signed on for. I don't even know what we're engaged in anymore, Larry. If you get on that plane, I quit.
Larry Flynt
Alan, don't be so melodramatic. You don't wanna quit me. I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich and I'm always in trouble.
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Return to Our Roots as Smut Peddlers
Althea Leasure
] is over. We're going back to our roots. We are smut peddlers again.
[[w:Christian fundamentalism|The reign of Christian terror]
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Questioning the Oath of Truth
Mantke Clerk
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help yo God?
Larry Flynt
No.
Judge Mantke
No?
Larry Flynt
Your honor, ]. I can't very well, uh, swear to a God I don't believe exists.
[[w:atheism|I'm an atheist]
Judge Mantke
Mr. Flynt, you are a handful.
Larry Flynt
I know, your honor.
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Supreme Court Concerns Over Larry Flynt's Conduct
Alan Isaacman
Larry, thousands of people petition the Supreme Court, okay? Thousands.
Larry Flynt
Yeah, and our case is as good as any.
Alan Isaacman
Our case is better than most, you're missing my point, and that is they will never pick you. Because you're a nightmare. They're afraid if they let you in there, you're gonna wear a diaper, or throw oranges at the justices, and they should be, Larry, because in all the times you've gone to the court asking for help, you've never once demonstrated any respect for its institutions and procedures.
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Friendship and Wealth in Larry Flynt's Life
Larry Flynt
These are my friends - lots of money, lots of friends.
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Condemning the Content of Hustler Magazine
Simon Leis
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Before we begin, I must apologize for the unpleasantness of this task. What you are about to see is going to take your breath away. "Hustler" magazine depicts men and women posed together in a lewd and shameful manner. "Hustler" magazine depicts women and women posed together in a lewd and shameful manner. "Hustler" magazine depicts Santa Claus posed in a lewd and shameful manner.
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Wealth and Power in Challenging the System
Larry Flynt
I got money, which gives me the power to shake up the system.
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Controversial Imagery in Courtroom Testimony
Simon Leis
Mr. Flynt, can you please turn to page 77? Can you describe to the jury what is on that page, please sir?
Larry Flynt
It's a picture of ].
[[w:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]
Simon Leis
What is Santa Claus doing?
Larry Flynt
He's talking to Mrs. Claus, and holding in his hand what appears to be a large, erect penis.
Simon Leis
And could you read the caption underneath that cartoon, please?
Larry Flynt
This is what I've got to ho-ho-ho about.
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Unexpected Request in a Private Moment
Althea Leasure
Larry?
Larry Flynt
Yeah?
Althea Leasure
Take off your pants.
Larry Flynt
What?
[''Grins'']
Althea Leasure
Take off your pants.
Larry Flynt
Why?
Althea Leasure
Because I've never fucked a millionaire before.
[''Shows him the profit sheet'']
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Questioning Freedom and Personal Sacrifice
Larry Flynt
Why do I have to go to jail to protect your freedom?
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The People vs. Larry Flynt - Dialogue 5
Larry Flynt
Do you know how many rooms I have here?
[''To his parents while showing them around his new mansion during [[w:Independence Day (United States)|a 4th of July party]
Pa Flynt
How many?
Larry Flynt
Twenty four rooms, do you know who else has twenty four rooms?
Pa Flynt
]
[[w:President of the United States|The president?]
[[w:Hugh Hefner|Hugh Hefner]
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Inclusivity in Larry Flynt's Establishment
Larry Flynt
Thank you all for coming. Welcome to my establishment, we welcome Christians in here too.
[''Walking past protesters protesting outside his strip club'']
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Artistry in Controversial Photography
Larry Flynt
Look, we're not running a flower shop here. We're selling the girl. So stop playing with all the props and pillows and flowers and just shoot the girl.
[''Frustrated at the stills photographer'']
Stills Photographer
Let's go for the leg thing spread your legs a little wider.
[''To the model during a photo shoot'']
Larry Flynt
There, that's exactly what we want, that's perfect a woman's vagina has just as much personality as her face.
[''Walks up to the model and spreads her legs even wider'']
Stills Photographer
But you can't show the genitalia.
Larry Flynt
Why not?
[''Disappointed, confused'']
Jimmy Flynt
He's right. Legally, you can't show it.
Larry Flynt
Shut up. Are you religious man?
[''To Jimmy'']
Stills Photographer
Yeah.
Larry Flynt
You believe God created man?
Stills Photographer
Yeah.
Larry Flynt
And God created woman?
Stills Photographer
Yeah.
Larry Flynt
Surely the same God created her vagina, and who are you to defy God? Just shoot it.
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A Clash of Perspectives in Corporate Change
Blow Dried Jerk
Uh, Mr. Flynt? I don't wanna step on your toes, but things have changed since you were actively running the company. I mean, I look back at the stuff you did in the 70s, and it was, uh, sorta racy and crazy. But the country is different now. ] ].
[[w:Ronald Reagan|Reagan; [w:Political positions of Ronald Reagan|has rebuilt America and the moral majority is gaining power]
Larry Flynt
You're fired.
Blow Dried Jerk
Excuse me?
Larry Flynt
You get the fuck out of my building. Doug, get him out of here. You blow-dried jerk motherfucker. Take him out of here and throw him in the incinerator, cut him to little pieces and feed him to the animals out there. Get out of here!
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The Obscenity of Sex Versus War
Larry Flynt
I think the real obscenity comes from raisin our youth to believe that sex is bad and ugly and dirty and yet it is heroic to go spill guts and blood in the most ghastly manner in the name of humanity. With all the taboos attached to sex, it's no wonder we have the problems we have. It's no wonder we're angry and violent and genocidal. But ask yourself the question. What is more obscene? Sex or war?
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Judgment of Taste in the Courtroom
Larry Flynt
Twenty-five years? All I'm guilty of is bad taste.
[''Incredulous after prison sentence'']
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