The Straight Story
1999 • Drama | Family
David Lynch
Director
John Roach
Writer
Mary Sweeney
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
October 15, 1999
Duration
112 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.2309
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$6,418,028
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.
Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Sissy Spacek
Jane Galloway Heitz
Tracey Maloney
Dan Flannery
Jack Walsh
Everett McGill
Bill McCallum
Barbara E. Robertson
James Cada
Sally Wingert
Barbara Kingsley
Wiley Harker
Kevin Farley
John Farley
Harry Dean Stanton
