The Straight Story
“A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.”
Overview
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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.
Director
David Lynch
Writer
John Roach
Studio
Les Films Alain Sarde
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$6M
Vote Count
1,863
Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heit...
Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpente...
Bud
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Apple
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
Barbara June Patte...
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere D...
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
Matt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Rat
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