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The Straight Story

  • 1999
  • S
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story (1999)
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
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Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he s... Read allAlvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?

  • Director
    • David Lynch
  • Writers
    • John Roach
    • Mary Sweeney
  • Stars
    • Richard Farnsworth
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Jane Galloway Heitz
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    99K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,998
    1,492
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • John Roach
      • Mary Sweeney
    • Stars
      • Richard Farnsworth
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Jane Galloway Heitz
    • 498User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Richard Farnsworth
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    • Alvin
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Rose
    Jane Galloway Heitz
    • Dorothy
    Joseph A. Carpenter
    • Bud
    Donald Wiegert
    • Sig
    Tracey Maloney
    • Nurse
    Dan Flannery
    Dan Flannery
    • Doctor Gibbons
    Jennifer Edwards-Hughes
    • Brenda
    Ed Grennan
    • Pete
    Jack Walsh
    • Apple
    Max the Wonder Dog
    • Farm Dog
    Gil Pearson
    • Bus Driver
    Barbara June Patterson
    • Woman on Bus
    Everett McGill
    Everett McGill
    • Tom the John Deere Dealer
    Anastasia Webb
    • Crystal
    Matt Guidry
    • Steve
    Bill McCallum
    Bill McCallum
    • Rat
    Barbara E. Robertson
    Barbara E. Robertson
    • Deer Woman
    • (as Barbara Robertson)
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • John Roach
      • Mary Sweeney
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    • Trivia
      Richard Farnsworth was terminally ill with bone cancer during the shooting of the film, which had caused the paralysis of his legs as shown in the film. He actually took the role out of admiration for Alvin Straight, and astonished his co-workers with his tenacity during production. Because of the pain of his disease, Farnsworth committed suicide the following year, at the age of 80.
    • Goofs
      Alvin is shown crossing the Mississippi River on the Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing heading westward into Iowa, instead of eastward into Wisconsin. This bridge, in real-life, isn't in the vicinity of Prairie du Chien; rather, it would have been the Marquette-Joliet Bridge that he crossed.
    • Quotes

      Alvin: I'd give each one of 'em a stick and, one for each one of 'em, then I'd say, 'You break that.' Course they could real easy. Then I'd say, 'Tie them sticks in a bundle and try to break that.' Course they couldn't. Then I'd say, "That bundle... that's family."

    • Crazy credits
      Walt Disney Pictures Presents: A film by David Lynch
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Most Requested Song
      (From Strange Tales of the Late West)

      Written by Middlejohn & John Neff

      By Arrangement with Maui Zone Records & Tapes

    User reviews498

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    8/10
    Great story
    This is not a movie for fans of the usual eerie Lynch stuff. Rather, it's for those who either appreciate a good story, or have grown tired of the run-of-the-mill stuff with overt sentimentalism and Oprah-ish "This is such a wonderful movie! You must see it!"-semantics (tho' she IS right, for once!).

    The story unfolds flawlessly, and we are taken along a journey that, I believe, most of us will come to recognize at some time. A compassionate, existentialist journey where we make amends för our past when approaching ourt inevitable demise.

    Acting is without faults, cinematography likewise (occasionally quite brilliant!), and the dialogue leaves out just enough for the viewer to grasp the details od the story.

    A warm movie. Not excessively sentimental.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2000 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oddiy hikoya
    • Filming locations
      • Grotto of the Redemption - 300 N. Broadway, West Bend, Iowa, USA
    • Production companies
      • Asymmetrical Productions
      • Canal+
      • Channel Four Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,203,044
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $92,312
      • Oct 17, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,447,686
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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