Movie
The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
19991h 52m★ 7.7DramaAdventure
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
Writers
- John Roach
- Mary Sweeney
Producers
- Pierre Edelman · Executive Producer
- Neal Edelstein
- Michael Polaire · Executive Producer
- Mary Sweeney
- Alain Sarde
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
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Top cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
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Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
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Donald Wiegert
Sig
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Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
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Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
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Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Apple
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Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
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Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
