The Straight Story
"A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way."
Overview
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.
About The Straight Story (1999)
The Straight Story (1999) is a drama and adventure movie produced by Les Films Alain Sarde in United States of America. It was directed by David Lynch and written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney. On screen you will see Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter and Donald Wiegert. With a runtime of 1h 52m, the film averages 7.7/10 across 1,881 TMDB ratings. It was made on a budget of $10,000,000 and went on to gross $6,418,028 worldwide.
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