An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
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Cast
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| Sissy Spacek | ... | Rose | |
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Jane Galloway Heitz | ... | Dorothy |
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Joseph A. Carpenter | ... | Bud |
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Donald Wiegert | ... | Sig |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Alvin | |
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Tracey Maloney | ... | Nurse |
| Dan Flannery | ... | Doctor Gibbons | |
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Jennifer Edwards-Hughes | ... | Brenda |
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Ed Grennan | ... | Pete |
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Jack Walsh | ... | Apple |
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Max the Wonder Dog | ... | Farm Dog |
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Gil Pearson | ... | Bus Driver |
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Barbara June Patterson | ... | Woman on Bus |
| Everett McGill | ... | Tom the John Deere Dealer | |
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Anastasia Webb | ... | Crystal |
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"The Straight Story" chronicles a trip made by 73-year-old Alvin Straight from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wis., in 1994 while riding a lawn mower. The man undertook his strange journey to mend his relationship with his ill, estranged, 75-year-old brother Lyle. Written by Christian Sandberg
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 November 1999 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$92,312, 17 October 1999, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$6,203,044Company Credits
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2.39 : 1
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Dorothy: Hi Rose.
Rose 'Rosie' Straight: Hi Dorothy.
Alvin Straight: [can be heard collapsing inside his house]
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(From Strange Tales of the Late West)
Written by Middlejohn & John Neff
By Arrangement with Maui Zone Records & Tapes
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Trivia
Originally Chris Farley was going to be in the movie with his brothers. But sadly passed away in 1997 before he could get the chance. See more »Goofs
Early in the film it was established that it is "harvest time". As Alvin is on his journey a slew of bicyclists pass him and later he motors into their camp. The only explanation for this event would be RAGBRAI, which happens in mid-late July. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dorothy: Hi Rose.
Rose 'Rosie' Straight: Hi Dorothy.
Alvin Straight: [can be heard collapsing inside his house]
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Crazy Credits
Special thanks to the Alvin Straight family See more »Soundtracks
The Most Requested Song(From Strange Tales of the Late West)
Written by Middlejohn & John Neff
By Arrangement with Maui Zone Records & Tapes
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It takes patience to get through David Lynch's eccentric, but-- for a change-- life-affirming chronicle of Alvin Straight's journey, but stick with it. Though it moves as slow as Straight's John Deere, when he meets the kind strangers along his pilgrimage we learn much about the isolation of aging, the painful regrets and secrets, and ultimately the power of family and reconciliation. Richard Farnsworth caps his career with the year's most genuine performance, sad and poetic, flinty and caring. And Sissy Spacek matches him as his "slow" daughter Rose who pines over her own private loss while caring for dad. Rarely has a modern film preached so positively about family.