Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

Released: 2020-11-09 Duration: 1hr 57min

Genres: Drama

Rating 6.7

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Inspired by a true story three generations in the making.

Overview

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Production Companies

Imagine Entertainment

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	2.1891

Directed By

Ron Howard

Crew

Sound Designer
Grant Elder

Art Direction
Shawn D. Bronson

Supervising Art Director
Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Additional Second Assistant Director
Riley Flanagan

Stunt Coordinator
Monique Ganderton

Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Thigpen

Compositing Artist
Brad Lucas

Compositing Artist
Michael A. Martinez

3D Artist
Zachary S. Willis

Compositing Artist
Joshua Young

Compositing Artist
Steve Dinozzi

Visual Effects Editor
Heather Taylor

Compositing Artist
Ryan McConnell

Visual Effects
Ben Sumner

Compositing Artist
Daniel L. Smith

Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Wood

Visual Effects Producer
Wes Dorough

CG Supervisor
Jon Balcome

Visual Effects Coordinator
Suzanne C. Robertson

Compositing Artist
Nara Smith

Visual Effects Supervisor
Jessica Chamberlin

Compositing Artist
Duncan Key

Matte Painter
Daniel Dupre

Compositing Artist
Tanner Bartlett

Visual Effects
Madison Eckler

Rigging Grip
Gary Blair

Rigging Grip
Nolan Jenkins

Camera Operator
Thomas Lappin

Visual Effects Producer
Chris LeDoux

Stunts
Jess Durham

VFX Artist
Bryan Haines

Makeup Artist
Jodi Byrne

Makeup Artist
Chris Diamantides

Makeup Artist
Jason Ervin

Makeup Artist
Jessie Gambardella

Makeup Artist
Amber Johnson

Makeup Department Head
Eryn Krueger Mekash

Makeup Artist
Erica Stewart

Makeup Artist
Andrea Vieth

Set Dresser
Sam Carter

Set Dresser
Breanne Grover

Set Dresser
Aaron Robert Hall

Set Dresser
Maxfield Ladish

Set Dresser
Natalie LeCompte

Set Dresser
LeShae Ann Nash

Set Decoration Buyer
Cara Price

Assistant Art Director
Chris Yoo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Josh Berger

Supervising Sound Editor
Josh Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hein

Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Hein

Set Costumer
Robin Fields

Set Costumer
Bob Moore Jr.

Costume Supervisor
Dana Pacheco

Stunt Driver
Dena Sodano

Art Department Assistant
Hannah Hildebrandt

Foley Artist
Heikki Kossi

Stunts
Loyd Bateman

Director
Ron Howard

Writer
Vanessa Taylor

Book
J.D. Vance

Producer
Brian Grazer

Producer
Karen Lunder

Producer
Ron Howard

Executive Producer
Julie Oh

Executive Producer
J.D. Vance

Executive Producer
Diana Pokorny

Post Producer
William M. Connor

Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer

Director of Photography
Maryse Alberti

Editor
James Wilcox

Casting
Carmen Cuba

Original Music Composer
David Fleming

Production Design
Molly Hughes

Camera Loader
D.J. Phillips

Graphic Designer
Megan Blake

Graphic Designer
Jason Sweers

Title Designer
Randall Balsmeyer

Costume Design
Virginia B. Johnson

Stunts
Jessica Merideth

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