Fresh
Another pleasant surprise.
David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
The Straight Story
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
1999 · 1h 52m · G
Drama
Directed by
David Lynch
Overview
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 and cast
- David Lynch Director
- Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight
- Sissy Spacek as Rose Straight
- Jane Galloway Heitz as Dorothy, Straight's Next-Door Neighbor
- Joseph A. Carpenter as Bud
- Donald Wiegert as Sig
- Tracey Maloney as Nurse
- Dan Flannery as Doctor Gibbons
- Jennifer Edwards Cast
- Ed Grennan Cast
- Jack Walsh Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lynch paces the film beautifully.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
One of cinema's most charming actors.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Lynch has slowed the world down and gotten back in touch with it.
David Edelstein, Slate
Fresh
A slow-moving, folksy-looking, profoundly spiritual film.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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