The Straight Story
G · 1999 ‧ Drama/Road ‧ 1h 52m
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) learns one day that his distant brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he...
Release date: October 11, 1999 (Hollywood)
Director: David Lynch
Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Box office: $6.2 million (United States)
Budget: $10 million
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
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The Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and ...
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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, ...
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Feb 14, 2021 · A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother ...
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"The Straight Story" is literally a straight story, about an old man named Alvin Straight. As a "road movie" it runs a straight line from start to finish, but ...
Story of a 73-year-old man who takes a six week trip on his riding lawn mower to mend his relationship with his older brother, who is ill.
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Based on a true-life journey, The Straight Story chronicles 73-year-old Alvin Straight and his travels from Laurens, Iowa, to Mount Zion, Wisconsin, on a ...
Jan 26, 2024 · David Lynch switches gears with his poetic masterpiece THE STRAIGHT STORY now in ...
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A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) learns one day that his distant brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered ...
Mar 3, 2024 · A peculiarity amongst a career of oddities, “The Straight Story” weaponizes compassion to wound those among us with tender, bleeding hearts.
Apr 7, 2023 · I'd go further and say that it's a great, haunting film. The sweetest and most compassionate movie David Lynch has made.