The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
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Overview
Retired farmer and widower 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Cast
Richard FarnsworthAlvin
Sissy SpacekRose
Jane Galloway HeitzDorothyJoseph A. CarpenterBud
Donald WiegertSig
Tracey MaloneyNurse
Dan FlanneryDoctor GibbonsJennifer EdwardsBrenda
Ed GrennanPete
Jack WalshAppleGil PearsonBus Driver
Barbara June PattersonWoman on Bus
Crew
DirectorDavid Lynch
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Details
Release DateOctober 15, 1999
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$6,418,028
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosLes Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
