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Mamaw (Glenn Close) makes sure her grandson JD (Owen Asztalos) is okay in an exclusive clip from the Netflix drama “Hillbilly Elegy.”
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Ron Howard, director of “Hillbilly Elegy,” the film based on JD Vance’s memoirs, is disappointed with Vance’s political stance.
Howard expressed dismay at the rhetoric JD Vance has used since being chosen as vice president by former President Donald Trump.
Who is Ron Howard and what did he say about JD Vance? Here you can find out everything you need to know about the famous director and his art.
“People change.” Ron Howard’s comments about JD Vance’s policies “surprised and disappointed” him
When asked why Vance became a “polarizing, unpredictable conservative,” Howard said in an interview with Deadline that Vance did not talk about politics while filming the movie and focused more on how he survived his childhood.
Howard also said that Vance showed little interest in politics during the filming of the movie:
“So, we didn’t talk about politics much when we were making the film because I was interested in his upbringing and this story of survival. That’s what we focused on mostly. However, based on the conversations we had during that time, I have to say that I’m very surprised and disappointed by the rhetoric that I read and hear. People change, and I suppose that’s the case. Well, it’s on the record. When we talked at the time that I knew him, he wasn’t politically engaged or claimed to be particularly interested.”
Ron Howard
Howard further stressed the importance of voting responsibly and becoming active in politics given the current situation.
What is “Hillbilly Elegy”?
Hillbilly Elegy is JD Vance’s best-selling memoir about his childhood of poverty and abuse, according to a report in the Enquirer. His story, which garnered widespread national attention, explores Vance’s life with a drug-addicted mother and growing up with his grandmother.
This 2016 memoir was later turned into a Netflix feature film of the same name by director Howard.
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What you should know about the film “Hillbilly Elegy”
The 2020 film Hillbilly Elegy was inspired by and based on Vance’s book. It was directed by Ron Howard and stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close. Gabriel Basso plays an adult Vance, and Owen Asztalos plays the younger version of him.
The IMDb description states: “An urgent phone call takes a Yale law student back to his hometown of Ohio, where he ponders three generations of family history and his own future.”
According to IMDb, this film was shot in Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, as well as in Atlanta and Clayton, Georgia.
Where can you see “Hillbilly Elegy”?
The film can be streamed on Netflix.
