The Straight Story Soap2Day
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.
Genre: Best Biography, Best Independent, Biography, Drama
Director: David Lynch, Eric Sherman, Scott Cameron, Simone Farber
Actors: Donald Wiegert, Everett McGill, Harry Dean Stanton, Jane Galloway Heitz, John Farley, Joseph A. Carpenter, Kevin Farley, Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Tracey Maloney
Country: United States of America
Release Date: 1999-10-15
Duration:
1h 52minRelease: 1999
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 40 nominations total
IMDb: 8.0
TMDB: 7.731
Metacritic: 86/100