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- The characters of Jack, Forrest, and Howard Bondurant are based on the real relatives of the author of the novel, Matt Bondurant. The former is based on his paternal grandfather, while the latter two characters are modeled after his grand-uncles.
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Aug 27, 2012 · The real story behind the new movie 'Lawless.' ... In these articles my grandfather and his brothers Forrest and Howard, "The Bondurant Boys," were described as a notorious group with a dangerous ...
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Apr 2, 2021 · The characters of Jack, Forrest, and Howard Bondurant are based on the real relatives of the author of the novel, Matt Bondurant. The former is based on his paternal grandfather, while the latter two characters are modeled after his grand-uncles.
Sep 1, 2012 · Novelist Matt Bondurant’s family has taken its place in gangster lore with the recent release of “Lawless,” an independent film based on the true story of the “Bondurant Boys,” his...
Aug 23, 2012 · BONDURANT And that helped sort of the formulation of his character I think as the younger brother and as the one that is not quite cut out for the business in the way that Forrest and Howard -- and maybe it's the way also Forrest and Howard talked in those testimonies. And the things that were said about them added to the sense that they were ...
Sep 5, 2012 · I rooted for Forrest perhaps more than the other Bondurant brothers. The cast is solid, but Tom Hardy really stands above them all. That being said, Lawless might be based on a true story, but Hollywood certainly took certain liberties with the storyline.
The movie “Lawless” was released in August 2012. It tells the story of the Bondurant Boys (Howard, Forrest, and Jack) of Franklin County VA who were involved with moonshining during Prohibition. The movie is the real life story of Jack Bondurant as told by his grandson, Matt Bondurant in his book “The Wettest County in the World”
Aug 23, 2012 · The real Jack Bondurant, ... Neither is surprised to see the Bondurant boys – Jack, Forrest and Howard – making a morning delivery. ... Jack’s own father-in-law called the three brothers ...
