The Straight Story poster

The Straight Story( 1999)

TV-MADrama
77%
User
Score

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Richard Farnsworth

      Alvin

    2. cast image

      Sissy Spacek

      Rose

    3. cast image

      Jane Galloway Heitz

      Dorothy

    4. cast image

      Joseph A. Carpenter

      Bud

    5. cast image

      Donald Wiegert

      Sig

    6. cast image

      Tracey Maloney

      Nurse

    7. cast image

      Dan Flannery

      Doctor Gibbons

    8. cast image

      Jennifer Edwards

      Brenda

    9. cast image

      Ed Grennan

      Pete

    10. cast image

      Jack Walsh

      Apple

    11. cast image

      Gil Pearson

      Bus Driver

    12. cast image

      Barbara June Patterson

      Woman on Bus

    13. cast image

      Everett McGill

      Tom the John Deere Dealer

    14. cast image

      Anastasia Webb

      Crystal

    15. cast image

      Matt Guidry

      Steve

    16. cast image

      Bill McCallum

      Rat

    17. cast image

      Barbara E. Robertson

      Deer Woman

    18. cast image

      James Cada

      Danny Riordan

    19. cast image

      Sally Wingert

      Darla Riordan

    20. cast image

      Barbara Kingsley

      Janet Johnson

    21. cast image

      Jim Haun

      Johnny Johnson

    22. cast image

      Wiley Harker

      Verlyn Heller

    23. cast image

      Randy Wiedenhoff

      Fireman #1

    24. cast image

      Jerry E. Anderson

      Fireman #2

    25. cast image

      Kevin Farley

      Harald

    26. cast image

      John Farley

      Thorvald

    27. cast image

      John Lordan

      Priest

    28. cast image

      Garrett Sweeney

      Boy in Truck

    29. cast image

      Peter Sweeney

      Boy in Truck

    30. cast image

      Tommy Fahey

      Boy in Truck

    31. cast image

      Matt Fahey

      Boy in Truck

    32. cast image

      Dan Fahey

      Boy in Truck

    33. cast image

      Russ Reed

      Mt. Zion Bartender

    34. cast image

      Leroy Swadley

      Bar Patron

    35. cast image

      Ralph Feldhacker

      Farmer on Tractor

    36. cast image

      Harry Dean Stanton

      Lyle

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Sun Feb 21 2016
    I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger. An absolute delight. From director David Lynch, The Straight Story finds the famous purveyor of the oblique on wonderfully mellow form. Story finds a superb Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, an old boy long in the tooth who sets off across America on his lawn mower to visit his estranged brother. You see, he doesn't have a driving licence, so lawn mower is the viable form of transport. Lynch and writers John Roach & Mary Sweeney have offered up a wry and astute observation of Americana. The journey Alvin takes involves him meeting a...

    Media

    Videos 6Backdrops 26Posters 59

    Recommendations

    1. Inland Empire

      Inland Empire70%

    2. Lost Highway

      Lost Highway76%

    3. Wild at Heart

      Wild at Heart70%

    4. Crumb

      Crumb75%

    5. In Cold Blood

      In Cold Blood75%

    6. Mulholland Drive

      Mulholland Drive78%

    7. Twin Peaks

      Twin Peaks84%

    8. One Way or Another

      One Way or Another77%

    9. Police

      Police60%

    10. The Grandmother

      The Grandmother66%

    11. Daybreak

      Daybreak76%

    12. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

      Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You56%

    13. Cheyenne Autumn

      Cheyenne Autumn67%

    14. A/R Andata + Ritorno

      A/R Andata + Ritorno66%

    15. Trouble Every Day

      Trouble Every Day58%

    16. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

      Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress68%

    17. Antarctica: A Year on Ice

      Antarctica: A Year on Ice72%

    18. Priest

      Priest63%

    19. The Bang Bang Club

      The Bang Bang Club66%

    20. The Wind in the Willows

      The Wind in the Willows55%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    6418028.00

    Keywords

    • 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