Another great article on the movie that sums up the fact vs. fiction from this movie, or as Scorcese calls it, "faction." If you don't read the article, or simply don't give a shit, atlreast read this excerpt:
Even more significant is the fact that Hughes’ eccentricities are portrayed as a vague form of mental illness triggered by his mother’s behavior. Instead, the real Hughes contracted syphilis, no doubt from his philandering, which attacked his brain in the form of neuro-syphillis, causing him to go insane. Where the drugs ended and the disease began, however, is anyone’s guess. His autopsy revealed dozens of needle tips that had broken off and lodged in his arms and legs."
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