| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ron_howard_2009_9.jpg]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ->''"So like any good, closeted young lesbian of the Seventies, I developed a raging crush on Ron Howard from ''Series/HappyDays''."'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Creator/JaneLynch''', from her memoir ''Happy Accidents'' |
| 5 | |
| 6 | So, remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, UsefulNotes/{{Oklahoma|USA}}) not only grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'', but while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world discovered 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''. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | The son of Creator/RanceHoward and older brother of Creator/ClintHoward, he is married to Cheryl Howard (née Alley), with whom he's had four children including Creator/BryceDallasHoward, who, as an actress and director, follows in his footsteps. |
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| 10 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
| 11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[folder:Director]] |
| 14 | [[index]] |
| 15 | * ''{{Film/Grand Theft Auto|1977}}'' (1977) |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Night Shift|1982}}'' (1982) |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Splash}}'' (1984) |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Cocoon}}'' (1985) |
| 19 | * ''Film/GungHo'' (1986) |
| 20 | * ''Film/{{Willow}}'' (1988) |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Parenthood}}'' (1989) |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Backdraft}}'' (1991) |
| 23 | * ''Film/FarAndAway'' (1992) |
| 24 | * ''Film/ThePaper'' (1994) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'' (1995) |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Ransom}}'' (1996) |
| 27 | * ''Film/EDtv'' (1999) |
| 28 | * ''Film/{{How the Grinch Stole Christmas|2000}}'' (2000) |
| 29 | * ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' (2001) -- Academy Award winner for Best Director |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{The Missing|2003}}'' (2003) |
| 31 | * ''Film/CinderellaMan'' (2005) |
| 32 | * Dan Brown's ''Robert Langdon'' series: |
| 33 | ** ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' (2006) |
| 34 | ** ''Literature/AngelsAndDemons'' (2009) |
| 35 | ** ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}'' (2016) |
| 36 | * ''[[Film/FrostNixon Frost/Nixon]]'' (2008) |
| 37 | * ''Film/TheDilemma'' (2011) |
| 38 | * ''[[Film/{{Rush|2013}} Rush]]'' (2013) |
| 39 | * ''Film/InTheHeartOfTheSea'' (2015) |
| 40 | * ''Film/{{Solo}}: A Star Wars Story'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller, and reshot about 70% of the film.[[/note]] |
| 41 | * ''Literature/HillbillyElegy'' (2020) |
| 42 | * ''Film/ThirteenLives'' (2022) |
| 43 | [[/index]] |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 47 | * ''Series/Playhouse90'' (1959): The Boy (episode "Dark December") |
| 48 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' (1959): Wilcox Boy (episode "Walking Distance") |
| 49 | * ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' (1959–60): Stewart |
| 50 | * ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis'' (1959–61): various roles (4 episodes) |
| 51 | * ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' (1960–68): Opie Taylor |
| 52 | * ''Series/Route66'' (1962): Chet Duncan (episode "Poor Little Kangaroo Rat") |
| 53 | * ''Series/DrKildare'' (1964): Jerry Prentice (episode "A Candle in the Window") |
| 54 | * ''Series/TheFugitive'' (1964): Gus (episode "Cry Uncle") |
| 55 | * ''Series/TheBigValley'' (1965): Tommy (episode "Night of the Wolf") |
| 56 | * ''Film/VillageOfTheGiants'' (1965): Genius |
| 57 | * ''Series/ISpy'' (1966): Alan Loden (episode "Little Boy Lost") |
| 58 | * ''Series/TheFBI'' (1968): Jess Orkin (episode "The Runaways") |
| 59 | * ''Series/DanielBoone'' (1969): Luke (episode "A Man Before His Time") |
| 60 | * ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (1969): Jamie Barker (episode "Charlie Noon") |
| 61 | * ''Series/{{Lassie}}'' (1970): Gary (episode "Here Comes Glory!") |
| 62 | * ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' (1972): Ted Hoag (episode "The Initiation") |
| 63 | * ''Series/{{MASH}}'' (1973): Wendell (episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet") |
| 64 | * ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'' (1973): Steve Bolander |
| 65 | * ''Series/TheWaltons'' (1974): Seth Turner (episode "The Gift") |
| 66 | * ''Series/HappyDays'' (1974–80): Richie Cunningham |
| 67 | * ''Film/TheShootist'' (1976): Gillom Rogers |
| 68 | * ''Eat My Dust!'' (1976): Hoover Niebold |
| 69 | * ''Film/{{Grand Theft Auto|1977}}'' (1977): Sam Freeman |
| 70 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFonzAndTheHappyDaysGang'' (1980–81): Richie Cunningham (voice) |
| 71 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1998–99): [[AsHimself Ron Howard]] (voice, 2 episodes) |
| 72 | * ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' (1999): Stephen (voice, episode "Good Samaritan") |
| 73 | * ''Film/OsmosisJones'' (2001): Tom Colonic (voice) |
| 74 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (2003–19): {{Narrator}} (voice) |
| 75 | * ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|2015}}'' (2016): Stanley (episode "Taffy Days") |
| 76 | * ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (2017–18): [[AsHimself Ron Howard]] (3 episodes) |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 80 | * ''Film/TheMusicMan'' (1962): Winthrop Paroo |
| 81 | * ''Film/VillageOfTheGiants'' (1965): Genius |
| 82 | * ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'' (1973): Steve Bolander |
| 83 | ** ''Film/MoreAmericanGraffiti'' (1979) |
| 84 | * ''Film/TheShootist'' (1976): Gillom Rogers |
| 85 | * ''Film/{{Grand Theft Auto|1977}}'' (1977): Sam Freeman |
| 86 | * ''Film/OsmosisJones'' (2001): Tom Colonic (voice) |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | !!Tropes associated with Ron Howard's films: |
| 90 | |
| 91 | * AssociatedComposer: Worked a lot with the late Music/JamesHorner, then with Music/HansZimmer. |
| 92 | * {{Biopic}}: ''Film/ABeautifulMind'', ''Film/CinderellaMan'' and ''Film/{{Rush|2013}}'' |
| 93 | * ContractualPurity: Averted through some of the films he directed: |
| 94 | ** Part of the reason Ron wanted to direct ''Film/{{Night Shift|1982}}'', 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, most studio bosses liked the premise, only to then become skeptical over letting [[PlayingAgainstType “the kid from ‘Happy Days’”]] direct ''Night Shift''. [[labelnote:A]]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.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:B]]Unsurprisingly, three months after ''Night Shift'' was released, Ron Howard would host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in which his [[https://youtu.be/_ShUU2q-ddo?si=Hm76dkJGmpKe5XVb monologue]] consisted of him parodying his wholesome image by drinking actual beer on TV and saying taboo words like “prophylactic”, “jock itch”, and “intercourse”. Later in that same episode, when Ron Howard tells [[Creator/EddieMurphy Raheem Abdul Mohammed]] that he’s married and has a [[Creator/BryceDallasHoward baby girl]], Raheem responds with [[https://snltranscripts.jt.org/82/82cfilm.phtml “Wow, man. I just can’t picture little Opie Cunningham doin’ it”.]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 95 | ** 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 Daryl Hannah’s nude scenes]][[note]]which they eventually did on the film's Creator/DisneyPlus release[[/note]] (since at the time, Ron Howard didn’t have [[ProtectionFromEditors final cut]]), but also due to the idea that making a movie for Disney was infantilizing to Ron, 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”. [[note]] Ironically, Ron Howard had appeared in a few Disney projects back in the late 1960s and early 1970s: the Disneyland Record ''[[https://youtu.be/l_qRCqw8LZs?t=2m20s The Story and Song of The Haunted Mansion]]'' (in which a [[ChildrenVoicingChildren 15 year old Ron Howard voiced the teenage Mike]] who finds himself trapped inside Franchise/TheHauntedMansion alongside his girlfriend Karen); the made-for-TV Disney movies ''[[https://youtu.be/alHtFrKUMm0 A Boy Called Nuthin’]]'' and ''[[https://youtu.be/X_pBgsUV3AQ Smoke]]''(both of which aired on ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents The Wonderful World of Disney]]''); and ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Country The Wild Country]]'' (which got a theatrical release).[[/note]] |
| 96 | --->[[https://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-whale-of-a-tail-vol-21-no-14/ “It seemed just too perfect. Little Ronny Howard grows up to make films for Walt Disney studios. That bothered me. It seemed counterproductive.”]] |
| 97 | * TheFilmOfTheBook: |
| 98 | ** He has directed a number of book adaptations, including ''Film/{{How the Grinch Stole Christmas|2000}}'', Creator/DanBrown's ''Robert Langdon'' series, ''Film/InTheHeartOfTheSea'' and ''Literature/HillbillyElegy''. |
| 99 | ** ''Film/Apollo13'' was based mostly off ''Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13'' by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. |
| 100 | * GenreRoulette: From family films, to those with religious themes, to space movies, to human dramas, to even space opera westerns! Ron Howard seems like a director who likes to do a lot. |
| 101 | * PrimaDonnaDirector: Inverted. He generally does whatever the studio tells him, with very little conflict. Notably, ''Film/{{Solo}}'' suffered from these in the form of Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller, and Howard was brought on as a more manageable replacement. |
| 102 | * ProductionPosse: |
| 103 | ** Creator/TomHanks and Creator/ClintHoward (Ron's brother) often appear in his films, as did Howard's late father Creator/RanceHoward. Brian Grazer (with whom Howard runs Creator/ImagineEntertainment) is his main producer. |
| 104 | ** The cinematography of his films 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. |
| 105 | * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic in spirit. |
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