Released:
1999-10-15

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:
David Lynch

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Drama, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Richard Farnsworth
  as
  Alvin
• 
  Sissy Spacek
  as
  Rose
• 
  Jane Galloway Heitz
  as
  Dorothy
• 
  Joseph A. Carpenter
  as
  Bud
• 
  Donald Wiegert
  as
  Sig