The Straight Story (1999)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,418,028.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.3 |
Directed By
David Lynch
Crew
David Lynch
Pierre Edelman
Neal Edelstein
Michael Polaire
Mary Sweeney
Freddie Francis
Mary Sweeney
Jane Alderman
Lynn Blumenthal
Jack Fisk
Barbara Haberecht
Patricia Norris
Walter Spencer
John Roach
Mary Sweeney
Bob Harper
Chris Kennedy
Doug Jackson
John Neff
W.T. Zacha
David Lynch
Hilary Schroeder
Crist Ballas
Deborah K. Dee
Sally J. Harper
Scott Cameron
Simone Farber
Eric Sherman
Johnny D. Culley
Sean Everett
David Hack
Steven Kerlagon
Timothy W. Lobdell
David Wilt
Trini Wilt
Shane Patrick
Thomas Traugott
Susan Lichtman
Rick LeFevour
James Fierro
Rudy J. Calzavara
Gary D'Amico
Mike Weesner
Bryan Arenas
Ronald Eng
Ronald Eng
Mary Erstad
David Lee Fein
Patrick Giraudi
Diane Marshall
Howard Neiman
Howard Neiman
Earl Sampson
Walter Spencer
Lucy Sustar
Susumu Tokunow
Richard Alarian
Amy Alarian
Keith Bunting
Ron Burchfield
Brendan David Butler
David L. Butler
Don Cerrone
Michael Fedack
Gordon Hayman
Edgar Martin
Bill McConnell Jr.
William McConnell
Steven R. Morales
David B. Nowell
Scott Andrew Ressler
Eric Ritter
Kathryn Roberts
Joshua E. Smith
Scott Smith
Wilson Webb
Nancy Briggs
Catherine Head
Vicki Jo Hertz
Sarah Jane Hill
Joan Philo
Angelo Badalamenti
TOP CAST
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Apple
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
Matt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Rat
Barbara E. Robertson
Deer Woman
James Cada
Danny Riordan
Sally Wingert
Darla Riordan
Barbara Kingsley
Janet Johnson
Jim Haun
Johnny Johnson
Wiley Harker
Verlyn Heller
Randy Wiedenhoff
Fireman #1
Jerry E. Anderson
Fireman #2
Kevin Farley
Harald
John Farley
Thorvald
John Lordan
Priest
Garrett Sweeney
Boy in Truck
Peter Sweeney
Boy in Truck
Tommy Fahey
Boy in Truck
Matt Fahey
Boy in Truck
Dan Fahey
Boy in Truck
Russ Reed
Mt. Zion Bartender
Leroy Swadley
Bar Patron
Ralph Feldhacker
Farmer on Tractor
Harry Dean Stanton
Lyle
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