The Straight Story

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch (US)

Cast

Richard Farnsworth

Alvin

Sissy Spacek

Rose

Jane Galloway Heitz

Dorothy

JA

Joseph A. Carpenter

Bud

DW

Donald Wiegert

Sig

TM

Tracey Maloney

Nurse

Dan Flannery

Doctor Gibbons

JE

Jennifer Edwards

Brenda

EG

Ed Grennan

Pete

Jack Walsh

Apple

GP

Gil Pearson

Bus Driver

BJ

Barbara June Patterson

Woman on Bus

Everett McGill

Tom the John Deere Dealer

AW

Anastasia Webb

Crystal