Howard, who charmed audiences as Opie in “The Andy Griffith Show” in the ’60s and co-starred in “Happy Days” in the ’70s and early ’80s before becoming an acclaimed director, credits his family and love of filmmaking for keeping him on the straight and narrow.

His latest effort on that front is Eden, which fans have been waiting for since its Toronto International Film Festival debut nearly a year ago. It’s a wild one, even more so considering that it’s based on a true story, of an eclectic group of misfits who attempt to live very, very off the grid.