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Frequently compared to Larry Flynt and Lenny Bruce for his tireless First Amendment battles, New York smut icon and Screw Magazine publisher Al Goldstein turns a would-be harassment charge into a full-blown media circus in filmmaker James Guardino's incendiary account of the trial that dragged on for two grueling years. As the ultra-sensationalist and shockingly self-destructive Goldstein fights for free speech by launching an all-out press and TV campaign, the shameless headline-grabber's desperate quest to remain in the spotlight following the final episode of the salacious Midnight Blue program may just backfire on him in ways he never imagined.