History Creator / RonHoward

** When Ron Howard found out that Disney was going to greenlight his next film ''Film/{{Splash}}'', he initially balked at Disney’s involvement, not only due to fear of [[ExecutiveMeddling Disney censoring Creator/DarylHannah’s nude scenes]] (since at the time, Ron Howard didn’t have [[ProtectionFromTheEditors final cut at the time]]), but also because the idea of making a movie for Disney was infantilizing to him, since he felt that it was inevitable that a wholesome guy like Ron Howard would work for a company known for making wholesome movies like “Disney”:

* *ContractualPurity: Averted through some of the films he directed:
** Part of the reason Ron wanted to direct ''Film/NightShift'', a sex comedy about two guys who run a prostitution ring inside of a morgue, was to break away from the wholesome images of his TV characters [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Opie Taylor]] and [[Series/HappyDays Richie Cunningham]]. Unsurprisingly, when ''Night Shift'' producer Brian Grazer shopped the film around town, at first most studio bosses warmed to its premise, but then they became skeptical over letting [[PlayingAgainstType “the kid from ‘Happy Days’”]] direct ''Night Shift''.[[note]]Thankfully, Alan Ladd Jr., who then headed the Ladd Company at Warner Bros., was willing to take a chance on Ron Howard directing ''Night Shift'', possibly because Creator/GeorgeLucas (who had directed Howard in the film ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'') stepped in to vouch for Ron.[[/note]]
** When Ron Howard found out that Disney was going to greenlight his next film ''Film/{{Splash}}'', he initially balked at Disney’s involvement, not only due to fear of [[ExecutiveMeddling Disney censoring Creator/DarylHannah’s nude scenes]] (since at the time, Ron Howard didn’t have [[ProtectionFromTheEditors final cut at the time]]), but also because the idea of making a movie for Disney was infantilizing to him, since he felt that it was inevitable that a wholesome guy like Ron Howard would work for a company known for making wholesome movies like “Disney”:

** Part of the reason Ron wanted to direct ''Film/NightShift'', a sex comedy about two guys who run a prostitution ring inside of a morgue, was to break away from the wholesome images of his TV characters [[''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' Opie Taylor]] and [[''Series/HappyDays'' Richie Cunningham]]. Unsurprisingly, when ''Night Shift'' producer Brian Grazer shopped the film around town, at first most studio bosses warmed to its premise, but then they became skeptical over letting [[PlayingAgainstType “the kid from ‘Happy Days’”]] direct ''Night Shift''.[[note]]Thankfully, Alan Ladd Jr., who then headed the Ladd Company at Warner Bros., was willing to take a chance on Ron Howard directing ''Night Shift'', possibly because Creator/GeorgeLucas (who had directed Howard in the film ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'') stepped in to vouch for Ron.[[/note]]
** When Ron Howard found out that Disney was going to greenlight his next film ''Film/{{Splash}}'', he initially balked at Disney’s involvement, not only due to fear of [[ExecutiveMeddling Disney censoring Creator/DarylHannah’s nude scenes]] (since at the time, Ron Howard didn’t have [[ProtectionFromTheEditors final cut at the time]]), but also because the idea of making a movie for Disney was infantilizing to him, since he felt that it was inevitable that a wholesome guy like Ron Howard would work for a company known for making wholesome movies like “Disney”:

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it, too, as his many awards show. And he was the narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

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* ProductionPosse: Creator/TomHanks and Creator/ClintHoward (Ron's brother) often appear in his films, as did Howard's late father Rance Howard. Brian Grazer (with whom Howard runs Creator/ImagineEntertainment)is his main producer. Cinematography is usually handled by Salvatore Totino (7 films) or Donald Peterman (4 films), with Daniel Hanley (23 films) and Mike Hill (22 films) being his most frequent editors.

* ''Literature/AngelsAndDemons'' (2009)

* ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]'' (2016)

* PrimaDonnaDirector: Inverted. He generally does whatever the studio tells him, with very little conflict. Notably, ''Film/SoloAStarWarsStory'' suffered from these in the form of Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller, and Howard was brought on as a more manageable replacement.

!! Tropes Associated With Ron Howards Films

* [[BioPic Biopic:]] ''Film/ABeautifulMind'', ''Film/CinderellaMan'' and Film/Rush2013''

* [[BioPic Biopic:]] ''Film/ABeautifulMind'', ''Film/CinderllaMan'' and Film/Rush2013''

* [[BioPic Biopic:]] Film/ABeautifulMind and Film/Rush2013

* BioPic: Film/ABeautifulMind and Film/Rush2013

* BioPic: Film/ABeautifulMind and Film/{{Rush}}

* ProductionPosse: He casts his brother Clint in every one of his films.

* ''Film/{{Solo}}: A Star Wars Story'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller.[[/note]]

* GenreRoulette: From family films, to those with religious themes, to space movies, to human dramas, Ron Howard seems like a director who likes to do a lot.

* ''[[Film/{{Solo: A Star Wars Story}}]]'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller.[[/note]]

* ''Film/{{Solo: A Star Wars Story}}'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller.[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller.[[/note]]

* NiceGuy: Ron is a pretty pleasant, easygoing, nice guy in real life.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic in spirit.

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it, too. He also has many awards, and big ears. And he was the narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it, too. Many awards. Big ears. Father of Creator/BryceDallasHoward and older brother of Creator/ClintHoward. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic in spirit.
* TheGenericGuy: He's mainly known for sticking to what he's asked to do and not really having any sort of overarching vision. This results in him having a reputation for getting things done quickly and professionally, and accounts for his generally elastic filmography.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller, with much of what they'd already shot still being used.[[/note]]