The Straight Story
“A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.”
1999•G•1h 52m•7.7•Released
Drama
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.
Director
David Lynch
Writer
John Roach, Mary Sweeney
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Les Films Alain Sarde
Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Apple
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
Matt Guidry
Steve
Production
Company
Les Films Alain Sarde
Company
Picture Factory
Company
Le Studio Canal+
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Neal Edelstein
Producer
Mary Sweeney
Producer
Alain Sarde
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