The Straight Story (1999)
Movie
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.
Directed By : David Lynch
Genres : Drama
Status : Released
Released : Oct 15, 1999
Tagline : A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
Length : 112 minutes
Cast
- Richard Farnsworth
- Sissy Spacek
- Jane Galloway Heitz
- Joseph A. Carpenter
- Donald Wiegert
- Tracey Maloney
- Dan Flannery
- Jennifer Edwards
- Ed Grennan
- Jack Walsh
- Gil Pearson
- Barbara June Patterson
- Everett McGill
- Anastasia Webb
- Matt Guidry
- Bill McCallum
- Barbara E. Robertson
- James Cada
- Sally Wingert
- Barbara Kingsley
- Jim Haun
- Wiley Harker
- Randy Wiedenhoff
- Jerry E. Anderson
- Kevin Farley
- John Farley
- John Lordan
- Garrett Sweeney
- Peter Sweeney
- Tommy Fahey
- Matt Fahey
- Dan Fahey
- Russ Reed
- Leroy Swadley
- Ralph Feldhacker
- Harry Dean Stanton
Crew
- Casting : Jane Alderman
- Casting : Lynn Blumenthal
- Production Design : Jack Fisk
- Executive Producer : Pierre Edelman
- Director : David Lynch
- Set Decoration : Barbara Haberecht
- Director of Photography : Freddie Francis
- Producer : Neal Edelstein
- Editor : Mary Sweeney
- Music Editor : Walter Spencer
- Executive Producer : Michael Polaire
- Producer : Mary Sweeney
- Costume Design : Patricia Norris
- Makeup Artist : Bob Harper
- Costume Supervisor : W.T. Zacha
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer : John Neff
- Sound Effects Editor : Doug Jackson
- Assistant Art Director : Chris Kennedy
- Sound Designer : David Lynch
- First Assistant Editor : Hilary Schroeder
- Second Assistant Director : Simone Farber
- Set Costumer : Susan Lichtman
- Second Second Assistant Director : Eric Sherman
- Lead Painter : Steven Kerlagon
- Sound Effects Editor : Ronald Eng
- Foley Recordist : Mary Erstad
- Dialogue Editor : Walter Spencer
- Aerial Camera : Scott Smith
- First Assistant Director : Scott Cameron
- Stunt Coordinator : James Fierro
- Hairstylist : Deborah K. Dee
- Hairstylist : Sally J. Harper
- Assistant Property Master : Johnny D. Culley
- Leadman : David Hack
- Stunt Double : Rudy J. Calzavara
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician : Steven R. Morales
- Property Master : Sean Everett
- Foley Artist : Diane Marshall
- Aerial Camera : Brendan David Butler
- Camera Loader : Kathryn Roberts
- Electrician : Wilson Webb
- Extras Casting Assistant : Vicki Jo Hertz
- Aerial Director of Photography : David L. Butler
- Grip : Eric Ritter
- Swing : Shane Patrick
- Special Effects Assistant : Mike Weesner
- Key Grip : Don Cerrone
- Construction Coordinator : David Wilt
- Foley Artist : David Lee Fein
- Aerial Director of Photography : David B. Nowell
- Special Effects Makeup Artist : Crist Ballas
- Art Department Assistant : Trini Wilt
- Swing : Thomas Traugott
- Stunt Coordinator : Rick LeFevour
- Foley Supervisor : Howard Neiman
- Chief Lighting Technician : Richard Alarian
- Carpenter : Timothy W. Lobdell
- Supervising Sound Editor : Ronald Eng
- Second Assistant Camera : Bill McConnell Jr.
- Foley Recordist : Lucy Sustar
- Camera Operator : Gordon Hayman
- Casting Associate : Sarah Jane Hill
- Boom Operator : Earl Sampson
- Casting Associate : Nancy Briggs
- Casting Associate : Catherine Head
- Special Effects : Gary D'Amico
- Dolly Grip : Michael Fedack
- Electrician : Joshua E. Smith
- Extras Casting : Joan Philo
- Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer : Patrick Giraudi
- Electrician : Amy Alarian
- Sound Engineer : Bryan Arenas
- First Assistant Camera : William McConnell
- Assistant Camera : Scott Andrew Ressler
- Foley Editor : Howard Neiman
- Best Boy Grip : Keith Bunting
- Grip : Ron Burchfield
- Grip : Edgar Martin
- Location Sound Mixer : Susumu Tokunow
- Original Music Composer : Angelo Badalamenti
- Producer : Alain Sarde
- Writer : John Roach
- Writer : Mary Sweeney