The Straight Story
1999/10/15 (US) | Drama
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.
David Lynch
Director
Lead Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
No Image
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
No Image
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Budget
$ 10,000,000
Revenue
$ 6,418,028
Status
Released
Production Company
- Les Films Alain Sarde
- Picture Factory
- Le Studio Canal+
- Film4 Productions
Crews
Pierre Edelman
Executive Producer
Neal Edelstein
Producer
Michael Polaire
Executive Producer
Mary Sweeney
Producer
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Mary Sweeney
Editor
Jane Alderman
Casting