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The Straight Story

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.

Where to Stream

  • MUBI
  • Rialto Amazon Channel
  • MUBI Amazon Channel

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Box Office

Budget: $10,000,000
Revenue: $6,418,028
ROI: -35.8%

Verdict: Flop

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> David Lynch (Director)
> Freddie Francis (Director of Photography)
> Chris Kennedy (Assistant Art Director)
> Scott Cameron (First Assistant Director)
> Simone Farber (Second Assistant Director)
> Eric Sherman (Second Second Assistant Director)
> David L. Butler (Aerial Director of Photography)
> David B. Nowell (Aerial Director of Photography)

Writers

> John Roach (Writer)
> Mary Sweeney (Writer)