Overview
Plot
When Alvin Straight learns his estranged brother Lyle has had a severe stroke, he sets out from Iowa to Wisconsin to reconcile. With no car or license, he makes the trip on his old lawnmower.
- Directors
- David Lynch
- Cast
- Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney, Dan Flannery, Jennifer Edwards, Ed Grennan, Jack Walsh, Gil Pearson, Barbara June Patterson, Everett McGill, Anastasia Webb, Matt Guidry, Bill McCallum, Barbara E. Robertson, James Cada, Sally Wingert, Barbara Kingsley
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, France
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1999-10-15
- Studios
- Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Straight Story Plot and Cast
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight is determined to make amends with his estranged brother Lyle after Lyle suffers a severe stroke. Since Alvin has no car and no driver's license, he decides to travel from Iowa to Wisconsin on his old lawnmower, embarking on a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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