![]() ![]() Yes, he grew up in Middletown, OH, after his Mamaw and Papaw moved there from Kentucky seeking a better life for their family, and yes he encountered various instances of elitist prejudice at Yale, including the silverware confusion and dismissive comments about state schools represented in the film. Related: Hillbilly Elegy Trailer: Ron Howard Directs Netflix's Memoir AdaptationĪs the primary subject and point of view for the memoir, it's natural that most of the changes principally affect J.D. ![]() ![]() Each of the Hillbilly Elegy's characters remains true to their nature in most respects, but certain elements and plot points differ between the real story and the film. The two siblings spend much of their adult timeline in the film reckoning with their mother's relapse, as flashbacks show Bev's persistent drug addiction. ![]() Despite her best efforts to the contrary, she passed these onto J.D.'s mother Bev, portrayed by Amy Adams, who herself struggles with poverty and a revolving door of boyfriends/husbands after giving birth to her first child Lindsay (Haley Bennett) at 19 and later J.D. Glenn Close plays J.D.'s grandmother, " Mamaw," who, after getting pregnant at the tender age of 13, weathered an abusive marriage and cyclical poverty. The word " Hillbilly," claimed by Vance as a term of endearment in describing the characters of his rural upbringing, certainly applies to the film's principal cast. ![]()
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