← Back

The Straight Story poster

The Straight Story (1999)

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

70something retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. 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.

Release: 1999-10-15
Runtime: 112 min
Rating: 7.736 / 10
Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
No Image
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
No Image
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
No Image
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
No Image
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Apple
No Image
Gil Pearson
Bus Driver
No Image
Barbara June Patterson
Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
Everett McGill
Tom the John Deere Dealer
No Image
Anastasia Webb
Crystal
No Image
Matt Guidry
Steve
Bill McCallum
Bill McCallum
Rat
Barbara E. Robertson
Barbara E. Robertson
Deer Woman
James Cada
James Cada
Danny Riordan