The Straight Story

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(1,460 votes)

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. 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. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

Country:

France,

United Kingdom,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

David Lynch

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Company:

Les Films Alain Sarde,

The Picture Factory,

StudioCanal,

Film4 Productions,

The Straight Story, Inc

Budget:

$10,000,000

Revenue:

$6,418,028

Cast:
Richard Farnsworth

Alvin

Sissy Spacek

Rose

Jane Galloway Heitz

Dorothy

Joseph A. Carpenter

Bud

Donald Wiegert

Sig

Crew:
David Lynch

Director

Pierre Edelman

Executive Producer

Neal Edelstein

Producer

Michael Polaire

Executive Producer

Mary Sweeney

Producer