The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999
1h 52min

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.

The Straight Story

Storyline

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.
    Released
    15 October 1999
    Runtime
    1h 52min
    Director
    Budget
    $10,000,000
    Revenue
    $6,418,028
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Apple
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
Matt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Bill McCallum
Rat
Barbara E. Robertson
Barbara E. Robertson
Deer Woman
James Cada
Danny Riordan
Sally Wingert
Sally Wingert
Darla Riordan
Barbara Kingsley
Barbara Kingsley
Janet Johnson
Jim Haun
Johnny Johnson
Wiley Harker
Wiley Harker
Verlyn Heller
Randy Wiedenhoff
Fireman #1
Jerry E. Anderson
Fireman #2
Kevin Farley
Kevin Farley
Harald
John Farley
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
Harry Dean Stanton
Lyle
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