The Straight Story (1999)
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz
Directed by David Lynch
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.
Runtime: 112 min.
Rating: 7.8
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: sibling relationship,mississippi river,wisconsin,lawnmower,iowa,biography,road trip,based on a true story,family relationships,family,elderly man
Cast
Alvin Straight
Rose Straight
Dorothy, Straight's Next-Door Neighbor
Sig
Nurse
Doctor Gibbons
Pete
Apple
Sun Ray Tours Bus Driver
Woman on Bus
Tom the John Deere Dealer
Danny Riordan, Clermont Resident
Darla Riordan, Clermont Resident
Janet Johnson, Clermont Resident
Johnny Johnson, Clermont Resident
Harald Olsen
Thorvald Olsen
Bar Patron
Farmer on Tractor
Lyle Straight, Alvin's Brother
Crystal
Priest
Steve
Verlyn Heller