The Straight Story
1999
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
October 15, 1999
Director
David Lynch
Runtime
1h 52m
Cast
Richard FarnsworthSissy SpacekJane Galloway HeitzJoseph A. CarpenterDonald WiegertTracey MaloneyDan FlanneryJennifer EdwardsEd GrennanJack Walsh
Production
Les Films Alain SardePicture FactoryLe Studio Canal+Film4 Productions
Genres
Drama