At the time of its release, many joked that she was basically playing herself. Others seemed to think it was a great performance (especially critics), and Courtney did get a Golden Globe nomination. I do wonder if her portrayal of Althea had a bigger dose of "Courtney" in it in some ways than was true to the person. For example, Althea dons some really edgy, goth-y outfits in the film, especially toward the end—I've never seen any photos that indicate Althea ever dressed this extravagantly. I know Courtney said she spent a lot of time with Larry to try and get a feel for who Althea was as a person. True to Althea or not, I think it was a very good, honest performance.
Courtney Love's portrayal of Althea Flynt in "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996)
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 16, 2024 2:11 PM |
I remember at the time Courtney was dressing better and improving her image, she may have been dating Edward Norton then.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 16, 2024 1:59 AM |
I thought she was fantastic.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 16, 2024 4:07 AM |
Did this lead to her feud with Madonna, since Courtney was a better actress? And I agree she was brilliant in the role. She was definitely Oscar-worthy.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 16, 2024 4:19 AM |
I found her portrayal reductive.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 16, 2024 4:25 AM |
I always remember her little dialogue about women not needing batteries.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 16, 2024 4:37 AM |
She was basically playing a disgusting version of Sharon Stone’s Casino character.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 16, 2024 4:38 AM |
[quote]I thought she was fantastic.
Absolutely.
And as for the remarks that she was just playing herself - If it were that easy to play a junkie stripper, everybody would be doing it.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 16, 2024 5:19 AM |
She was fantastic in this.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 16, 2024 5:21 AM |
r6 Inaccurate
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 16, 2024 5:21 AM |
She could star as Faye Dunaway in Blockbuster: Story of a Woman and her Videotape. She’s a dead ringer for 1980s Dorothy Faye.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 16, 2024 8:14 AM |
She was wonderful in this film. As was Milos Forman's direction. I wish more filmmakers took Forman's less conventional approach to biopics.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 16, 2024 8:23 AM |
This is a fun segment of Courtney being interviewed about the film by queen supreme Brian Linehan. It is possibly the most conventional, "girl next-door" I she ever looked Well spoken too. I have always regarded her as extremely intelligent, but sometimes the drug scrambled stream-of-consciousness word vomiting renders her thoughts lost in translation.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 16, 2024 8:48 AM |
R9 wow, what a great argument.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 16, 2024 2:11 PM |