A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
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.
- 7.7
- 1999
- Released
- 1h 52m
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter
BudDonald Wiegert
Sig
Dan Flannery
Doctor GibbonsJennifer Edwards
BrendaEd Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
AppleGil Pearson
Bus DriverBarbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere DealerAnastasia Webb
CrystalMatt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Rat
Barbara E. Robertson
Deer Woman
James Cada
Danny Riordan
Sally Wingert
Darla Riordan
Barbara Kingsley
Janet JohnsonJim Haun
Johnny Johnson
Wiley Harker
Verlyn HellerRandy Wiedenhoff
Fireman #1Jerry E. Anderson
Fireman #2
Kevin Farley
Harald
John Farley
ThorvaldJohn Lordan
PriestGarrett Sweeney
Boy in TruckPeter Sweeney
Boy in TruckTommy Fahey
Boy in TruckMatt Fahey
Boy in TruckDan Fahey
Boy in TruckRuss Reed
Mt. Zion BartenderLeroy Swadley
Bar PatronRalph Feldhacker
Farmer on Tractor
Harry Dean Stanton
Lyle
Released
en
$10,000,000.00
$6,418,028.00
- #sibling relationship
- #mississippi river
- #wisconsin
- #lawnmower
- #iowa
- #biography
- #based on true story
- #road trip
- #family relationships
- #family
- #journey
- #elderly man
- #brother brother relationship
- #personal journey
- #transformative journey
Reviews
Beautifully made film. It's a difficult one to describe. <em>'The Straight Story'</em> features a very touching, true life, story about Alvin Straight. It's a very simple premise but one that the film brings to life wonderfully. There's a crap tonne of heart, alongside some brilliant cinematography and a top notch score. Richard Farnsworth plays the role of Alvin expertly, it's an outstandin
I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger. An absolute delight. From director David Lynch, The Straight Story finds the famous purveyor of the oblique on wonderfully mellow form. Story finds a superb Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, an old boy long in the tooth who sets off across America on his lawn mower to visit his estranged brother. You see, he doesn't have a driving licence