The Straight Story

The Straight Story

Drama · 1999 · 1h 52m

Movie

7.7/10 · TMDB

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

Overview

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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Cast & crew

Richard FarnsworthAlvin
Sissy SpacekRose
Jane Galloway HeitzDorothy
Joseph A. CarpenterBud
Donald WiegertSig
Tracey MaloneyNurse
Dan FlanneryDoctor Gibbons
Jennifer EdwardsBrenda
Ed GrennanPete
Jack WalshApple
Gil PearsonBus Driver
Barbara June PattersonWoman on Bus
Everett McGillTom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia WebbCrystal
Matt GuidrySteve

Information

Release date
3 December 1999
Director
David Lynch
Genres
Drama
Runtime
1h 52m
Country of origin
United States

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