The Straight Story
1999 · directed by David Lynch
- Rating
- 83/100
- Hit
- yes
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
The Straight Story (1999), directed by David Lynch, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Richard Farnsworth
- Sissy Spacek
- Jane Galloway Heitz
- Joseph A. Carpenter
- Donald Wiegert
- Tracey Maloney
- Dan Flannery
- Jennifer Edwards
- Ed Grennan
- Jack Walsh
Crew
- Freddie Francis — Director of Photography
- Mary Sweeney — Editor
- Angelo Badalamenti — Original Music Composer
- John Roach — Writer
- Mary Sweeney — Writer
More from David Lynch
- Mulholland Drive (2001) — 94/100 · hit
- Blue Velvet (1986) — 93/100 · hit
- Twin Peaks (1989) — 87/100 · hit
- The Elephant Man (1980) — 83/100 · hit
- Eraserhead (1977) — 82/100 · hit
- Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
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