The Straight Story
1999·1h 52min·Rated G
DramaAdventure
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.
Director:David LynchCast:Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter,
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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Original Title
The Straight Story
Status
Released
Release Date
1999-10-15
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States, United Kingdom, France
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$6,418,028.00
