Cry Harder: Variety Is VERY CONCERNED That "Hillbilly Elegy" Is Surging On Netflix And Amazon

Posted • July 17, 2024: In conservative circles, Donald Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate on Monday has been met with mostly positive reviews. Though some factions of the right might have preferred another pick for Vice President, the majority of Republicans have been generally happy with the choice. Over on the left, on the other hand … LOL. We won't go through the litany, but Twitchy readers know already that Liz Cheney is apoplectic about it, Tea Pain is furious that Vance is a white man, and one New Hampshire Democrat even tried to claim that Vance's wife Usha (who is an American citizen) might even be deported under the boogeyman of Project 2025. So, you know, a typical reaction from the left.

Another element of Vance's selection that is making them cry is that his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, has rocketed to number one on the Amazon bestsellers list in less than two days. Similarly, as reported by The New York Post, Ron Howard's 2020 film adaptation of the book has seen a huge surge in views on Netflix of more than one thousand percent. […] This was extremely upsetting to the people at Variety, who pulled out the long knives for Howard and producer Brian Grazer for elevating Vance with their film adaptation. Variety @Variety: “By treating "Hillbilly Elegy" the way they had "Cinderella Man" and "American Gangster," Ron Howard and Brian Grazer contributed to the mythmaking that got J.D. Vance elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022.”

Unfortunately for Variety, the internet is forever, and the publication had a different view of the movie when it first came out. -- This you? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSpAsAmWcAAk0LT?format=jpg&name=large (…)

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New York Post: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Netflix views up 1000% since JD Vance named as Trump’s VP pick — No. 1 on Amazon
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/entertainment/hillbilly-elegy-netflix-views-up-1000-since-j-d-vance-named-as-trumps-vp-pick-no-1-on-amazon/