The Straight Story

Oct 15, 1999

1h 52m

★ 7.7

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

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.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Les Films Alain Sarde

Picture Factory

Le Studio Canal+

Film4 Productions

The Straight Story Trailers

Cast

Alvin

Richard Farnsworth

Rose

Sissy Spacek

Dorothy

Jane Galloway Heitz

Bud

Joseph A. Carpenter

Sig

Donald Wiegert

Nurse

Tracey Maloney

Doctor Gibbons

Dan Flannery

Brenda

Jennifer Edwards

Pete

Ed Grennan

Apple

Jack Walsh

Bus Driver

Gil Pearson

Woman on Bus

Barbara June Patterson

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