Synopses

The STRAIGHT STORY

Library Synopsis

Drama. Alvin Straight is a 73-year-old widower who lives with his daughter in a small town in Iowa. Alvin's health is failing, mainly due to his staunch refusal to see a doctor, until he becomes ill and is taken to hospital. Shortly afterwards he hears that his brother has suffered a stroke, and he becomes determined to visit him in Wisconsin - by any means possible.

BNFVC Notes

Drama based on the true story of how 73 year old Alvin Straight travelled three hundred miles across Iowa and Wisconsin to visit his ailing brother, riding a 1966 John Dere lawnmower.

Production Company

©1999. The Straight Story, Inc. Alain Sarde presents with Le Studio Canal+ and with the participation of Film Four a Picture Factory production a film by David Lynch [end] Produced by Picture Factory [logo] Dolby digital [logo] Colour by FotoKem [logo] filmed with Panavision cameras and lenses MPAA: 36683 JIG: [2.35:1] MC: Anamorphic [Panavision]


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