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.
Details
- Director
- David Lynch
- Writer
- Mary Sweeney
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $10,000,000
Cast
Dan Flannery
Donald Wiegert
Ed Grennan
Jack Walsh
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jennifer Edwards
Joseph A. Carpenter
Richard Farnsworth
Sissy Spacek
Tracey Maloney
Keywords
based on true story
biography
brother brother relationship
elderly man
family
family relationships
iowa
journey
lawnmower
mississippi river
personal journey
road trip
sibling relationship
transformative journey
wisconsin
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