The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Not Rated
Drama
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert
Writer: John Roach, Mary Sweeney
Release Date:
October 15, 1999
October 15, 1999
Ratings:
7.7 / 10
7.7 / 10
Director:
David Lynch
David Lynch
Companies:
Les Films Alain Sarde
Les Films Alain Sarde
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.
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