The Straight Story

The Straight Story (1999)

Movie1 h 52 mDrama

Overview

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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At a glance

Release date
May 21, 1999
Runtime
1 h 52 m
Genres
Drama
Country
United States, United Kingdom, France
Director
David Lynch
TMDB rating
7.7/10

Cast

  • Richard Farnsworth

    Richard Farnsworth

    Alvin

  • Sissy Spacek

    Sissy Spacek

    Rose

  • Jane Galloway Heitz

    Jane Galloway Heitz

    Dorothy

  • J

    Joseph A. Carpenter

    Bud

  • D

    Donald Wiegert

    Sig

  • T

    Tracey Maloney

    Nurse

  • Dan Flannery

    Dan Flannery

    Doctor Gibbons

  • J

    Jennifer Edwards

    Brenda

  • E

    Ed Grennan

    Pete

  • Jack Walsh

    Jack Walsh

    Apple

  • G

    Gil Pearson

    Bus Driver

  • B

    Barbara June Patterson

    Woman on Bus

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