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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,418,028.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.482 |
Directed By
David Lynch
Crew
Mary Sweeney
Jane Alderman
Lynn Blumenthal
Jack Fisk
Pierre Edelman
David Lynch
Barbara Haberecht
Freddie Francis
Neal Edelstein
Mary Sweeney
Walter Spencer
Michael Polaire
Mary Sweeney
John Roach
Patricia Norris
Bob Harper
W.T. Zacha
John Neff
Doug Jackson
Chris Kennedy
David Lynch
Hilary Schroeder
Simone Farber
Susan Lichtman
Eric Sherman
Steven Kerlagon
Ronald Eng
Mary Erstad
Walter Spencer
Scott Smith
Scott Cameron
James Fierro
Deborah K. Dee
Sally J. Harper
Johnny D. Culley
David Hack
Rudy J. Calzavara
Steven R. Morales
Sean Everett
Diane Marshall
Brendan David Butler
Kathryn Roberts
Wilson Webb
Vicki Jo Hertz
David L. Butler
Eric Ritter
Shane Patrick
Mike Weesner
Don Cerrone
David Wilt
David Lee Fein
David B. Nowell
Crist Ballas
Trini Wilt
Thomas Traugott
Rick LeFevour
Howard Neiman
Richard Alarian
Timothy W. Lobdell
Ronald Eng
Bill McConnell Jr.
Lucy Sustar
Gordon Hayman
Sarah Jane Hill
Earl Sampson
Nancy Briggs
Catherine Head
Gary D'Amico
Michael Fedack
Joshua E. Smith
Joan Philo
Patrick Giraudi
Amy Alarian
Bryan Arenas
Bill McConnell Sr.
Scott Andrew Ressler
Howard Neiman
Keith Bunting
Ron Burchfield
Edgar Martin
Susumu Tokunow
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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