The Straight Story

The Straight Story (1999)

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

TMDb

7.7

15/10/1999 • 1h 52m
original-title

The Straight Story

status

Released

production-companies

Les Films Alain Sarde

The Picture Factory

Le Studio Canal+

Film4 Productions

original-language

English

budget

$10,000,000

revenue

$6,418,028

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.

director
production-countries

United States of America

United Kingdom

France

spoken-languages

English

Reviews

loading-reviews