Everything You Need to Know About Hillbilly Elegy Movie (2020): Nov. 1, 2020 - added a synopsis - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Who's Involved:
Freida Pinto, Ron Howard, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Amy Adams, Brian Grazer, Gabriel Basso, Erica Huggins, Karen Lunder, Vanessa Taylor, Owen Asztalos, Bo Hopkin
R Restricted MPA
Rating Reason: language throughout, drug content and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget. J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible imprint on his own personal journey.
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Key Facts
- Film releasing in United States on November 24, 2020 3:00 AM EST on Netflix only (11/1/2020).
- Based on J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling debut memoir of the same name.
Filming Timeline
- 2020 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2020 - January: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2019 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Expected to shoot late 2019.
- 2017 - April: The film was set to Development status.
Imagine Entertainment won auction rights for J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling debut memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
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