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The Straight Story

1999 · 1h 52m · Drama

TMDB 7.7/10 (1,835 votes)

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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.

Directed by David Lynch

Box office $6M worldwide

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The Straight Story

1999 · 1h 52m · Drama

TMDB 7.7/10 (1,835 votes)

Directed by David Lynch

Box office $6M worldwide

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David LynchDirector

Richard Farnsworthas Alvin

Sissy Spacekas Rose

Jane Galloway Heitzas Dorothy JJoseph A. Carpenteras Bud DDonald Wiegertas Sig TTracey Maloneyas Nurse

Dan Flanneryas Doctor Gibbons JJennifer Edwardsas Brenda EEd Grennanas Pete

Jack Walshas Apple GGil Pearsonas Bus Driver BBarbara June Pattersonas Woman on Bus

Everett McGillas Tom the John Deere Dealer AAnastasia Webbas Crystal

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The Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime filmmaking partner and collaborator, who also co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower. In contrast to Lynch's usual work featuring surrealist imagery and adult themes, The Straight Story was produced and marketed as a family-friendly mainstream feature and was the only Lynch film to receive a G rating from the MPAA.

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