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.
Title | The Straight Story |
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Year | 1999 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | France, United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, StudioCanal, Film4 Productions |
Cast | Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney |
Crew | Mary Sweeney (Screenplay), Jane Alderman (Casting), Lynn Blumenthal (Casting), Jack Fisk (Production Design), Pierre Edelman (Executive Producer), David Lynch (Director) |
Keyword | 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 |
Release | Oct 15, 1999 |
Runtime | 112 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.72 / 10 by 1,498 users |
Popularity | 18 |
Budget | 10,000,000 |
Revenue | 6,418,028 |
Language | English |