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The Straight Story: Full Cast & Crew 1999 Drama
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) learns one day that his distant brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) 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. G Released: May 21, 1999 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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David Lynch Director Richard Farnsworth Alvin Straight Actor Sissy Spacek Rose 'Rosie' Straight Actor Jane Galloway Heitz Dorothy, Straight's Next-Door Neighbor Actor Everett McGill Tom the John Deere Dealer Actor Jennifer Edwards-Hughes Brenda, the Grocery Clerk Actor Barbara E. Robertson Woman on Bus Actor John Farley Thorvald Olsen, Tractor Mechanic Actor John Lordan Priest Actor Harry Dean Stanton Lyle Straight, Alvin's Brother Actor John Roach Writer Mary Sweeney Writer, Producer, Film Editing Pierre Edelman Executive Producer Neal Edelstein Producer Michael Polaire Executive Producer Angelo Badalamenti Original Music Fred Francis Cinematographer