The Straight Story
7.7
112 minutes
10/15/1999
Overview
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 List
Richard Farnsworth
as Alvin
Sissy Spacek
as Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
as Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter
as Bud
Donald Wiegert
as Sig
Tracey Maloney
as Nurse
Dan Flannery
as Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards
as Brenda
Ed Grennan
as Pete
Jack Walsh
as Apple
Gil Pearson
as Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson
as Woman on Bus
Everett McGill
as Tom the John Deere Dealer
Anastasia Webb
as Crystal
Matt Guidry
as Steve
Bill McCallum
as Rat
Barbara E. Robertson
as Deer Woman
James Cada
as Danny Riordan
Sally Wingert
as Darla Riordan
Barbara Kingsley
as Janet Johnson
Jim Haun
as Johnny Johnson
Wiley Harker
as Verlyn Heller
Randy Wiedenhoff
as Fireman #1
Jerry E. Anderson
as Fireman #2
Kevin Farley
as Harald
John Farley
as Thorvald
John Lordan
as Priest
Garrett Sweeney
as Boy in Truck
Peter Sweeney
as Boy in Truck
Tommy Fahey
as Boy in Truck
Matt Fahey
as Boy in Truck
Dan Fahey
as Boy in Truck
Russ Reed
as Mt. Zion Bartender
Leroy Swadley
as Bar Patron
Ralph Feldhacker
as Farmer on Tractor
Harry Dean Stanton
as Lyle