About this release
73-year-old Alvin Straight decides to travel from his home in Laurens, Iowa, to Mount Zion, Wisconsin, to mend his relationship with his estranged older brother. There's a slightly quirky twist - Alvin insists on making the 317-mile journey on his lawnmower.
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Disc 1
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The Straight Story (1999)
112 min
Drama
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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.
Credits
Director
David Lynch
Writer
John Roach
Mary Sweeney
Cast
Richard Farnsworthas Alvin
Sissy Spacekas Rose
Jane Galloway Heitzas Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenteras Bud
Donald Wiegertas Sig
Tracey Maloneyas Nurse
Dan Flanneryas Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwardsas Brenda
Ed Grennanas Pete
Jack Walshas Apple
Cinematographer
Freddie Francis
Composer
Angelo Badalamenti
Editor
Mary Sweeney
Producer
Neal Edelstein
Mary Sweeney
Alain Sarde
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Editions
- Standard Edition
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 3, 2026