Is Hick based on a true story?

Is Hick based on a true story?

She’s the antithesis of the modern American teenager; she has grit. Her story is especially interesting as it is based on the real-life experiences of Hick’s author, Portes. Though Portes’s home life was nothing like Luli’s, she grew up in rural Nebraska, until suburban sprawl wrecked her country life.

How old are the characters in Hick?

13-year-old
“Hick” is a film about a damaged 13-year-old girl who runs away from an alcohol-soaked home and encounters only hateful, cruel or moronic people.

How old was Chloe Moretz in Hick?

15-year-old
Now the 15-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz is headlining Hick, another rural yarn with a slur title about a pop-culture-saturated heroine from a broken family who loses her innocence all too quickly.

What is Hick rated?

R
Hick/MPAA rating

What year was the movie Hick made?

May 11, 2012 (USA)
Hick/Release date

Where was the movie Hick filmed?

It stars 14-year-old actress Moretz, who came to Wilmington for the filming of Hick between starring in Martin Scorcese’s latest film “Hugo Cabret” and co-starring with Johnnie Depp in Tim Burton’s next film. The filming of “Hick” took the cast and crew to 11 different cities in North Carolina.

Was Luli raped in Hick?

When Eddie insinuates he’s fallen in love with Luli, she tells him she will never love him back and asks him to pull over, leaving the car despite Eddie begging her to stay. While she’s walking away, Eddie suddenly gets out of the car and chases Luli into a cornfield, where he rapes her off screen.

When did Hick come out?

What is the plot of hick?

A pistol-packing teen (Chloë Grace Moretz) meets an unstable rebel (Eddie Redmayne) and a cocaine-snorting drifter (Blake Lively) as she hitchhikes her way out West.
Hick/Film synopsis

Where was Hick filmed?

Wilmington, NC welcomed another all star cast to town recently. Blake Lively, Chloe Moretz, Juliette Lewis, and Alec Bladwin began filming the indie film Hick in town on March 28.

What is the origin of the word hick?

According to a popular etymology, hick derives from the nickname “Old Hickory” for Andrew Jackson, one of the first presidents of the United States to come from rural hard-scrabble roots. People who harvested, processed, or sold hickory products, such as hickory flour, were referred to as “hicks”.

Was Luli raped in hick?