Published 14:07 IST, December 7th 2020
Where was 'Hillbilly Elegy' filmed? Here are the details about the 2020 movie
Hillbilly Elegy, an autobiographical movie, released recently on Netflix. Read this article to know more about where was Hillbilly Elegy filmed.
Advertisement
Hillbilly Elegy is a movie based on J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir ”Hillbilly Elegy: A Memory of a Family and a Culture in Crisis”. This movie shows life of Marines soldier named Vance, who spent days in war-torn Iraq. It also depicts how this Appalachian born man struggles for his identity and how he becomes a successful venture capitalist after being a Marine veteran. For people wondering where was Hillbilly Elegy filmed, re on:
Advertisement
Where was 'Hillbilly Elegy' filmed?
As per an article published by DECIDER, moviemakers choose Middletown as one of main Hillbilly Elegy filming locations. Since Vance grew up in this area, it offered a realistic backdrop to tell story of capitalist. A part of movie was shot in this city.
Advertisement
common spots for Hillbilly Elegy shooting locations include Harrison Street neighbourhood, where Vance used to live. or popular locations were SK steel and or well-known business establishments in that city.
Some iconic scenes like lunch scenes of movie were shot in famous Triple Moon Coffee Shop in Middletown. Besides that, anor iconic place among Hillbilly Elegy filming locations was local pharmacy in Harrison Street neighbourhood. In this location, titular character actor is seen picking up medicines with a prescription.
Advertisement
movie was also partly shot in Ohio. Viewers can find many streets and shops from Ohio in backdrop of Hillbilly Elegy.
Advertisement
Georgia, Atlanta is anor place where Hillbilly Elegy was filmed. For opening outdoor scenes of J.D, director chose to recreate Kentucky in Clayton, Although Clayton does not have same vibe as Kentucky, it is still a part of Appalachian mountain. This place helped m to show Appalachian roots of Vance accurately.
team also took effort and recreated original family home of Vance to make sure it provided a realistic approach to story. According to an article by Sun, shooting of this movie started on 12th June 2019 in Atlanta and shoot was wrapped up a month later in Middletown, Ohio.
'Hillbilly Elegy' review
'Hillbilly Elegy' review was fairly average. critics praised acting of le actors but y criticized screenplay. Rotten Tomato gave it 4.6 on 10 while MetaCriticgave in 40 out of 100.
14:07 IST, December 7th 2020