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The Straight Story
1999 · 1h 52m · G
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What is it about? The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
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.
Genre: drama. Themes: sibling relationship, forgiveness, wisconsin, lawnmower, iowa, melancholy.
Cast and crew The Straight Story
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Creators
- Directed byDavid Lynch
- ScreenplayJohn Roach
- ScreenplayMary Sweeney
- MusicAngelo Badalamenti
- CinematographyFreddie Francis
- EditingMary Sweeney
Full cast and crew36 cast members, 83 crew
Cast:
- Richard Farnsworth · Alvin
- Sissy Spacek · Rose
- Jane Galloway Heitz · Dorothy
- Joseph A. Carpenter · Bud
- Donald Wiegert · Sig
- Tracey Maloney · Nurse
- Dan Flannery · Doctor Gibbons
- Jennifer Edwards · Brenda
- Ed Grennan · Pete
- Jack Walsh · Apple
- Gil Pearson · Bus Driver
- Barbara June Patterson · Woman on Bus
- Everett McGill · Tom the John Deere Dealer
- Anastasia Webb · Crystal
- Matt Guidry · Steve
- Bill McCallum · Rat
- Barbara E. Robertson · Deer Woman
- James Cada · Danny Riordan
- Sally Wingert · Darla Riordan
- Barbara Kingsley · Janet Johnson
- Jim Haun · Johnny Johnson
- Wiley Harker · Verlyn Heller
- Randy Wiedenhoff · Fireman #1
- Jerry E. Anderson · Fireman #2
- Kevin Farley · Harald
- John Farley · Thorvald
- John Lordan · Priest
- Garrett Sweeney · Boy in Truck
- Peter Sweeney · Boy in Truck
- Tommy Fahey · Boy in Truck
- Matt Fahey · Boy in Truck
- Dan Fahey · Boy in Truck
- Russ Reed · Mt. Zion Bartender
- Leroy Swadley · Bar Patron
- Ralph Feldhacker · Farmer on Tractor
- Harry Dean Stanton · Lyle
Crew:
- David Lynch · Director
- Jack Fisk · Production Design
- Neal Edelstein · Producer
- Mary Sweeney · Producer
- Lynn Blumenthal · Casting
- Michael Polaire · Executive Producer
- Jane Alderman · Casting
- Pierre Edelman · Executive Producer
- Patricia Norris · Costume Design
- Freddie Francis · Director of Photography
- Mary Sweeney · Editor
- Angelo Badalamenti · Original Music Composer
- John Roach · Writer
- Mary Sweeney · Writer
- Alain Sarde · Producer
Trailer The Straight Story
ENOfficial 4K Restoration TrailerJanuary 26, 2024
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Details The Straight Story
- Premiere
- May 21, 1999, France
- Premiere
- September 3, 1999, United States
- First theatrical release
- October 15, 1999
- Release in the US
- October 15, 1999
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- G
- Studios
- Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $10M
- Worldwide gross
- $6.4M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Straight Story?
1h 52m (112 minutes).
Who’s in The Straight Story?
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney, Dan Flannery, Jennifer Edwards, Ed Grennan, and Jack Walsh. Directed by David Lynch.
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