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Hillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by JD Vance. The film stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close , and features Gabriel Basso , Haley Bennett , Freida Pinto , Bo Hopkins in his final film appearance, and Owen Asztalos.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young.
The book became an instant bestseller and the subject of a Netflix movie by the same name. The drama stars Amy Adams as Vance’s mother Bev, and Glenn Close as his grandmother Mawmaw.
Louis Gabriel Basso III is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and from 2010 to 2013, he had a regular role on the Showtime series The Big C.In film, he starred in the 2011 science fiction film Super 8 and the 2013 comedy-drama The Kings of Summer.
Vance had the name recognition of “Hillbilly Elegy” on his side by the time he ran against Rep. Ryan. Many saw him as a politician able to identify with everyday Americans. But not all ...
'Hillbilly Elegy' cast. Gabriel Basso as JD Vance. Amy Adams as Bev, Vance's mother. Glenn Close as Mamaw, Vance's grandmother. Freida Pinto as Vance's girlfriend, Usha. Directed by Ron Howard
Since his nomination, "Hillbilly Elegy" has climbed to the top two spots on Amazon's bestsellers list (hard cover and paperback), with at least 1.6 million copies sold, according to ABC News.
“Hillbilly Elegy,” the movie, is part of a much larger genre of sweet-tea Southern coming-of-age stories — “Mommie Dearest” meets “The Andy Griffith Show,” in which a star as radiant ...