Movies / The Straight Story (1999)
Runtime: 112 min
Genres: Adventure Biography Drama
Languages: English
From director David Lynch comes a lyrical 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.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
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| David Lynch | ... |
| Writers (2) | Credit |
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| John Roach | (written by) & |
| Mary Sweeney | (written by) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Angelo Badalamenti | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mary Sweeney | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Freddie Francis | ... |
| Actors (42) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anastasia Webb | Crystal |
| Barbara E. Robertson | Deer Woman (as Barbara Robertson) |
| Barbara June Patterson | Woman on Bus |
| Barbara Kingsley | Janet Johnson |
| Bill McCallum | Rat |
| Dan Fahey | Boy in Truck |
| Dan Flannery | Doctor Gibbons |
| Donald Wiegert | Sig |
| Ed Grennan | Pete |
| Everett McGill | Tom the John Deere Dealer |
| Garrett Sweeney | Boy in Truck |
| Gary D'Amico | Cyclist #1 (uncredited) |
| George A. Farr | Wendell (uncredited) |
| Gil Pearson | Bus Driver |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Lyle |
| Jack Walsh | Apple |
| James Cada | Danny Riordan |
| Jane Galloway Heitz | Dorothy |
| Jennifer Edwards-Hughes | Brenda |
| Jeremy Kent Jackson | Andy (uncredited) |
| Jerry E. Anderson | Fireman #2 |
| Jim Haun | Johnny Johnson |
| John Farley | Thorvald |
| John Lordan | Priest |
| Joseph A. Carpenter | Bud |
| Kevin P. Farley | Harald (as Kevin Farley) |
| Lana Schwab | Old Lady #1 (uncredited) |
| Leroy Swadley | Bar Patron |
| Matt Fahey | Boy in Truck |
| Matt Guidry | Steve |
| Max the Wonder Dog | Farm Dog |
| Peter Sweeney | Boy in Truck |
| Ralph Feldhacker | Farmer on Tractor |
| Randy Wiedenhoff | Fireman #1 |
| Richard Farnsworth | Alvin |
| Russ Reed | Mt. Zion Bartender |
| Sally Wingert | Darla Riordan |
| Sissy Spacek | Rose |
| Stephen Cinabro | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tommy Fahey | Boy in Truck |
| Tracey Maloney | Nurse |
| Wiley Harker | Verlyn Heller |