Retired farmer and widower 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-10-15
- Duration
- 01:52
- Categories
- Drama, History
- Studios
- Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, France
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 1,766
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $6,418,028
Top cast
Richard Farnsworth
Sissy Spacek
Jane Galloway Heitz
Joseph A. Carpenter
Donald Wiegert
Tracey Maloney
Dan Flannery
Jennifer Edwards
Ed Grennan
Jack Walsh
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