Title: The Straight Story
Original Title: The Straight Story
Year: 1999
Info
- Country: UK
- Length: 111 Minutes (1 hour 51 min)
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Genre: Adventure Biography Drama
- Studios: Canal+ Vértigo Films
- Age rating: U (Universal)
Release Dates
- UK: December 03 1999
- United States: October 11 1999
Plot
Alvin Straight -- a no-nonsense man who has never been one to lean on others. Now at an age when his eyesight denies him the ability to drive and walking is accomplished only with the help of two canes, Alvin lives a quiet life with his daughter Rose. But when the call comes that Alvin's estranged brother Lyle has suffered a debilitating stroke, Alvin embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends. With little money, but plenty of patience and tenacity, he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and plots the 260-mile course from his small Iowa town to Lyle's home in Wisconsin.
Awards
- 2000 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 0
Cast
Director:
Rose Straight
Lyle Straight
Alvin Straight
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