The Straight Story

The Straight Story

7.7(1.7K)
Drama

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.

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Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
Donald Wiegert
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Dan Flannery
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
Ed Grennan
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Apple
Gil Pearson
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson
Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia Webb
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
Matt Guidry
Matt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Bill McCallum
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Release dateOct 15 1999

Runtime1 hour 52 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesLes Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions, Walt Disney Productions

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