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Alvin Straight. Alvin Boone Straight (October 17, 1920 – November 9, 1996) was an American man who became notable for traveling 240 miles (390 km) on a riding lawn mower from Laurens, Iowa to Blue River, Wisconsin to visit his ailing brother. He inspired the 1999 film The Straight Story .
Alvin ( Richard Farnsworth) is an elderly World War II veteran who lives with his kind intellectually disabled daughter. When he hears that his estranged brother has suffered a stroke, Alvin makes up his mind to visit him and hopefully make amends before he dies.
Sep 8, 2023 · Actor Richard Farnsworth as WWII veteran Alvin Straight in the 1999 movie "The Straight Story." (Buena Vista Pictures) Military.com | By Blake Stilwell. Published September 08, 2023.
Aug 27, 2020 · In “The Straight Story,” Alvin Straight encounters a series of travelers along the road and finds connection and communion with each one, from a pregnant teenage runaway, to a fellow World War II veteran, and a distraught woman who’s just hit a deer with her vehicle.
Aug 26, 2019 · David Lynch's the Straight Story turns 20 this year. Emma Busch talks Alvin Straight, and his coming to terms with the loss of youth.
Nov 3, 1999 · 1h 52m. IMDb RATING. 8.0 /10. 98K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 4,139. 665. Play trailer 1:58. 2 5. 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Biography Drama. An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother. Director. David Lynch. Writers. John Roach. Mary Sweeney. Stars. Richard Farnsworth. Sissy Spacek. Jane Galloway Heitz.
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.
Seventy-three year old Alvin Straight is a simple living and stubborn man who lives on his social security. He needs to do things on his own terms. He is in failing health. Both his hips are shot, which requires him to use two canes to walk. He is diabetic. He has emphysema from years of smoking. And he has poor eyesight.
Apr 14, 2017 · Patrick Smith 14 April 2017 • 6:53pm. Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story. In 1994, an elderly man named Alvin Straight rode a lawnmower 300 miles across the Midwest of America to visit...
Aug 25, 1994 · Alvin Straight, who is 73 and too blind to get a driver's license, recently drove 240 miles on his lawn mower from northwestern Iowa to southwestern Wisconsin to visit his ailing 80-year-old...
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