Directed by:
David LynchCinematography:
Freddie FrancisComposer:
Angelo BadalamentiCast:
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Joseph A. Carpenter, Everett McGill, Harry Dean Stanton, Kevin P. Farley, Tracey Maloney, Donald Wiegert, Anastasia Webb (more)Plots(1)
Richard Farnsworth stars as 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 (Sissy Spacek). But when the call comes that Alvin's estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Farnsworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267574_a8917a.jpg)
![Sissy Spacek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405859_b0ae69.png)
Sissy Spacek
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
JFK (1991)
The Straight Story (1999)
Joseph A. Carpenter
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
![Everett McGill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/742/165742336_d71192.jpg)
Everett McGill
USA
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
The Straight Story (1999)
La Guerre du feu (1981)
![Harry Dean Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267563_c4d27d.jpg)
Harry Dean Stanton
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Kevin P. Farley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426618_d72f0e.jpg)
Kevin P. Farley
USA
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
LA Blues (2007)
Tracey Maloney
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Best Man Down (2012)
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Donald Wiegert
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Anastasia Webb
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Jim Haun
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
![Cedric Cirotteau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/214/162214915_e31daf.jpg)
Cedric Cirotteau
France
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
The King (2019)
Point Blank (2010)
John Farley
USA
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Leo (2023)
Loving Annabelle (2006)
Sally Wingert
Best movies:
Fargo (1996)
The Straight Story (1999)
North Country (2005)
Jack Walsh
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
A Simple Plan (1998)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Lana Schwab
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Factotum (2005)
![Wiley Harker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/722/162722461_0c6651.jpg)
Wiley Harker
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
V (1983) (TV movie)
Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV movie)
Barbara Kingsley
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Sweet Land (2005)
Best Man Down (2012)
James Cada
Sweden
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
North Country (2005)
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Dan Flannery
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
The Express (2008)
Contagion (2011)
Matt Guidry
Best movies:
The Straight Story (1999)
Sugar & Spice (2001)