Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: October 15, 1999
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.7/10 (1763 votes)
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Cast
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
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Jane Galloway Heitz
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Dan Flannery
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Jack Walsh
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James Cada
Danny Riordan
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Darla Riordan
Barbara Kingsley
Janet Johnson
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Verlyn Heller
Kevin Farley
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John Farley
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Harry Dean Stanton
Lyle