The Straight Story (1999)
"A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way."
Title: The Straight Story
Original Title: The Straight Story
Release Date: 1999-10-15
Status: Released
Rating: 7.722/10 (from 1604 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
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.
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
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