The Straight Story (1999)
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Richard Farnsworth
as Alvin
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Sissy Spacek
as Rose
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Jane Galloway Heitz
as Dorothy
- Joseph A. Carpenter as Bud
- Donald Wiegert as Sig
- Tracey Maloney as Nurse
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Dan Flannery
as Doctor Gibbons
- Jennifer Edwards as Brenda
- Ed Grennan as Pete
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Jack Walsh
as Apple
- Gil Pearson as Bus Driver
- Barbara June Patterson as Woman on Bus
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Everett McGill
as Tom the John Deere Dealer
- Anastasia Webb as Crystal
- Matt Guidry as Steve
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Bill McCallum
as Rat
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Barbara E. Robertson
as Deer Woman
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James Cada
as Danny Riordan
Crew
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David Lynch
Director
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Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
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Mary Sweeney
Editor
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Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
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Neal Edelstein
Producer
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Mary Sweeney
Producer
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Alain Sarde
Producer
- John Roach Writer
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Mary Sweeney
Writer
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