Based on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, HILLBILLY ELEGY is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member ...

Glenn Close played JD Vance's grandma in the 2020 movie "Hillbilly Elegy," based on the vice president's memoir of the same ...

The cast includes Glenn Close as Vance's grandmother ... nomination for best supporting actress, according to IMDb. "Hillbilly Elegy" had a mixed reception from critics and viewers.

Gabriel Basso has offered a more measured view of JD Vance than his Hillbilly Elegy co-stars ... “They made a movie of his book and my name will always be in the description.” ...

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

Hillbilly Elegy. "When he's thinking about his life — they made a movie of his book, and my name will always be in the description," Basso said. "We talked a little bit. He's a cool dude.

Basso portrayed Vance in the 2020 film "Hillbilly Elegy." Getty Images Gabriel Basso ... “talked a little bit” before Basso filmed the movie. “He’s a cool dude,” Basso said.

“It’s kind of weird to be included in that timeline,” Basso said, telling Variety: “They made a movie of his book ... he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the ...