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The Straight Story
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The Straight Story

1999-10-15 · 112 min · ★ 7.7

Drama

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.

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Production details

Directors
David Lynch
Production companies
Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000,000
Revenue
USD 6,418,028

Top Cast

Richard FarnsworthRichard FarnsworthAlvin
Sissy SpacekSissy SpacekRose
Jane Galloway HeitzJane Galloway HeitzDorothy
Joseph A. CarpenterBud
Donald WiegertSig
Tracey MaloneyNurse
Dan FlanneryDan FlanneryDoctor Gibbons
Jennifer EdwardsBrenda
Ed GrennanPete
Jack WalshJack WalshApple
Gil PearsonBus Driver
Barbara June PattersonWoman on Bus
Everett McGillEverett McGillTom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia WebbCrystal
Matt GuidrySteve
Bill McCallumBill McCallumRat
Barbara E. RobertsonBarbara E. RobertsonDeer Woman
James CadaJames CadaDanny Riordan
Sally WingertSally WingertDarla Riordan
Barbara KingsleyBarbara KingsleyJanet Johnson

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