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The Straight Story

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.

1999 |1h 52m |  Drama

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Cast

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Richard Farnsworth

Alvin

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Sissy Spacek

Rose

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Jane Galloway Heitz

Dorothy

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Dan Flannery

Doctor Gibbons

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Jack Walsh

Apple

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Everett McGill

Tom the John Deere Dealer

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Bill McCallum

Rat

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Barbara E. Robertson

Deer Woman

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Sally Wingert

Darla Riordan

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Barbara Kingsley

Janet Johnson

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Wiley Harker

Verlyn Heller

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Kevin Farley

Harald

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John Farley

Thorvald

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Harry Dean Stanton

Lyle

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$6,418,028.00