The Straight Story
Movie (1999)
Comedy, Adventure, Biography
In Collection
#194
0*
DivX
112 mins
IMDB

Sissy Spacek Rose Straight
Jane Galloway Heitz Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter Bud
Donald Wiegert Sig
Richard Farnsworth Alvin Straight
Tracey Maloney Nurse
Dan Flannery Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards-Hughes Brenda
Ed Grennan Pete
Jack Walsh Apple

Director David Lynch
Producer Neal Edelstein
Pierre Edelman
Writer Mary Sweeney
John Roach
Cinematography Freddie Francis
Musician Angelo Badalamenti

Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) is an old man who hasn't seen or spoken to his brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) in a long time. He lives with his mentally handicapped daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek). When his brother becomes ill and he feels that he may soon die, Alvin decides that he will visit him and try to mend their broken relationship before Lyle is gone. However, Alvin faces the obstacle of not being able to drive because his body is too impaired to obtain a driver's license. To this end he purchases a thirty year old John Deere Lawn tractor, hitches a trailer to it, and sets off on his journey. While it takes Alvin several weeks to cross the 240 miles from his home in Iowa to his brother's in Wisconsin, the result is well worth the journey.

Edition Details
Country USA
Language English
Region Region 1
No. of Disks/Tapes 1