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.
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Movie Details: The Straight Story
| Title | The Straight Story |
| Genre(s) | Drama |
| Release | October 15, 1999 |
| Overview | 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. |
| Language(s) | English |
| Director | David Lynch |
| Casts | Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Everett McGill, Kevin Farley, John Farley, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney, Dan Flannery, Ed Grennan, Jack Walsh, Gil Pearson, Barbara June Patterson, James Cada, Sally Wingert, Barbara Kingsley, Jim Haun, Leroy Swadley, Ralph Feldhacker, Anastasia Webb, John Lordan, Matt Guidry, Wiley Harker, Barbara E. Robertson |
| Duration | 1 Hour and 52 Minutes |
| Rating | 7.723 |
