The Straight Story
1999 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
A portrait of one man's real journey across America's Heartland. Filmed along the 260-mile route that the actual Alvin Straight traversed in 1994 from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, 'The Straight Story' chronicles Alvin's patient odyssey and those he meets along the way. When not rolling along at five miles an hour aboard his '66 John Deere, Alvin encounters a number of strangers, from a teenage runaway to a fellow World War II veteran. By sharing his life's earned wisdom with simple stories, Alvin has a profound impact on these characters that color his pilgrimage.
Direction David Lynch
Cast Richard Farnsworth · Sissy Spacek · Harry Dean Stanton · Everett McGill · John Farley · Jane Galloway Heitz · Dan Flannery · Kevin P. Farley · Wiley Harker · Tracey Maloney
Soundtrack Angelo Badalamenti
Screenplay John Roach · Mary Sweeney
Cinematography Freddie Francis
Original title The Straight Story
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