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The Straight Story (1999)

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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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.

Rating:G
Genre:Drama
Directed By:David Lynch
Written By:Mary Sweeney, John Roach
In Theaters:10/15/1999
Box Office:$6,418,028
Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions

Cast


Director

David Lynch

Director

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Richard Farnsworth

Alvin

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Sissy Spacek

Rose

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Jane Galloway Heitz

Dorothy

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Joseph A. Carpenter

Bud

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Donald Wiegert

Sig

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Tracey Maloney

Nurse

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Dan Flannery

Doctor Gibbons

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Jennifer Edwards

Brenda

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Ed Grennan

Pete

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Jack Walsh

Apple

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Gil Pearson

Bus Driver