The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
1999-10-15 | 112 minutes
Plot Summary
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, 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. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Cast
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Richard FarnsworthAlvin
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Sissy SpacekRose
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Jane Galloway HeitzDorothy
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Tracey MaloneyNurse
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Dan FlanneryDoctor Gibbons
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Jack WalshApple
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Everett McGillTom the John Deere Dealer
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Bill McCallumRat
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Barbara E. RobertsonDeer Woman
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James CadaDanny Riordan
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Sally WingertDarla Riordan
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Barbara KingsleyJanet Johnson
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