Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
Overview
A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists. Rare footage and compelling interviews with a remarkable who's who of 20th Century American pop culture, present a brilliant and entertaining snapshot of the life of an extraordinary man and the controversies that surrounded him.
Cast
Joan Baez
Self
Pat Boone
Self
Tony Curtis
Self
Tony Bennett
Self
George Lucas
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
Mike Wallace
Self
Loretta Sanchez
Self
Dorothy Stratten
Shannon Tweed
Barbi Benton
Holly Madison
Kendra Wilkinson
Jenny McCarthy
Kimberley Conrad
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