Retired farmer and widower 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… Read more
91% ★★★★★ (263,211)
The Straight Story
Where to watch: Disney
Movie · Drama · G
1999 · 1h 52m · ★ 91% (263K)
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz
Overview
Retired farmer and widower 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Director
David Lynch
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Cast
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney, Dan Flannery, Jennifer Edwards, Ed Grennan, Jack Walsh, Gil Pearson, Barbara June Patterson, Everett McGill, Anastasia Webb, Matt Guidry, Bill McCallum, Barbara E. Robertson, James Cada, Sally Wingert, Barbara Kingsley