The Straight Story

The Straight Story - 1999

70something retired farmer and widower 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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Origin Country

United States of America 

Spoken Languages

English 

Released
Status
1999-10-15
Release Date
$10,000,000.00
Budget
$6,418,028.00
Revenue
2.6567
Popularity
1h 52min
Runtime
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Tagline
1745
Vote Count

Crew

Production Companies

Les Films Alain Sarde

Les Films Alain Sarde

France
Picture Factory

Picture Factory

United States of America
Le Studio Canal+

Le Studio Canal+

France
Film4 Productions

Film4 Productions

United Kingdom

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