A look at the battles Hugh Hefner fought over the years against the U.S. government, the religious right, and militant feminists.A look at the battles Hugh Hefner fought over the years against the U.S. government, the religious right, and militant feminists.A look at the battles Hugh Hefner fought over the years against the U.S. government, the religious right, and militant feminists.
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- 2 nominations
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Larry Adler
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bobbie Arnstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
Count Basie
- Self
- (archive footage)
Malcolm Boyd
- Self - Author
- (as Reverend Malcolm Boyd)
Ray Bradbury
- Self
- (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce
- Self
- (archive footage)
William F. Buckley
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as William F. Buckley Jr.)
Vincent Bugliosi
- Self - Attorney
- (as Vince Bugliosi)
- …
Kimberley Conrad
- Self
- (archive footage)
Country Joe and the Fish
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
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- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- Alternate versionsAfter premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009 in a 135 min. version, the film was later trimmed down to its current 124 minutes length.
- ConnectionsFeatures Probe and Night Beat (1956)
- SoundtracksAt the Jazz Band Ball
Performed by The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Orchestra
Written by Nick LaRocca (as Nick La Rocca) and Larry Shields
Arranged by Joshua Goodman
Featured review
A beautifully made and entertaining documentary about a truly revolutionary man
I had the chance to assist a projection in Boston where Director Brigitte Berman was present, coming from Europe and being in my late 20ies there was not much I knew about Hefner besides it's contribution to the sexual revolution of America and the rest of the world.
As a consequence, the movie was full of revelations for me, jumping from one fight for freedom from Hefner and his team to another. The director beautifully manages to catch the mindset of Playboy's manager soul behind the bunnies, at a much deeper level.
What especially stroke me was the ability of the director to constantly depict the paradoxes between Hefners' primal/liberal way of thinking about sexuality and it's philosophical fights for everyone's freedom and culture. You get to discover a man pursuing his dreams through is entire life and get to discover a revolutionary mindset where pleasure and great achievements are not necessarily unrelated.
Hefner is not yet in any of our (at least Europeans) history books but like him or not, he deserves to be and I would advise anybody, who like me, is missing that piece of history to run see this documentary.
As a consequence, the movie was full of revelations for me, jumping from one fight for freedom from Hefner and his team to another. The director beautifully manages to catch the mindset of Playboy's manager soul behind the bunnies, at a much deeper level.
What especially stroke me was the ability of the director to constantly depict the paradoxes between Hefners' primal/liberal way of thinking about sexuality and it's philosophical fights for everyone's freedom and culture. You get to discover a man pursuing his dreams through is entire life and get to discover a revolutionary mindset where pleasure and great achievements are not necessarily unrelated.
Hefner is not yet in any of our (at least Europeans) history books but like him or not, he deserves to be and I would advise anybody, who like me, is missing that piece of history to run see this documentary.
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- Aug 14, 2010
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- Release date
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- Language
- Also known as
- Хью Хефнер: Плейбой, активист и бунтарь
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,000
- Aug 1, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $10,000
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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By what name was Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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