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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 collaborator, who also co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower.
The Straight Story: Directed by David Lynch. With Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert. Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill.
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...
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Oct 15, 1999 · You'd think it was a fantasy, this kindness of strangers, if the movie weren't based on a true story. Straight (Richard Farnsworth) is a 73-year-old man from in Laurens, Iowa, who learns that his brother is dying and wants to see him one last time. His eyes are too bad to allow him to drive.
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, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?
Oct 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.
Feb 18, 2021 · “The Straight Story” is a G-rated Disney release based on a true story about a man riding his lawnmower from Iowa to Wisconsin to visit his sick brother. It was filmed in chronological order, following Alvin Straight’s actual route.
Nov 3, 1999 · Alvin Straight is a no-nonsense man who has never been one to lean on others. Now, at an age when his eyesight denies him the... The Straight Story | Disney Movies
The Straight Story. 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. Duration: 1h 51m.
The Straight Story. In between the dark, florid surrealism of the LA-set neonoirs LOST HIGHWAY and MULHOLLAND DR., director David Lynch took a detour to America’s heartland for this surprisingly down-to-earth and heartfelt road movie—the film he described, paradoxically, as “my most experimental.”.
