The Straight Story (1999)
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.
Director: David Lynch
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Richard Farnsworth as Alvin |
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Sissy Spacek as Rose |
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Jane Galloway Heitz as Dorothy |
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Joseph A. Carpenter as Bud |
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Donald Wiegert as Sig |
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Tracey Maloney as Nurse |
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Dan Flannery as Doctor Gibbons |
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Jennifer Edwards as Brenda |
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Ed Grennan as Pete |
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Jack Walsh as Apple |
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Gil Pearson as Bus Driver |
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Barbara June Patterson as Woman on Bus |
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Everett McGill as Tom the John Deere Dealer |
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Anastasia Webb as Crystal |
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Matt Guidry as Steve |
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Bill McCallum as Rat |
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Barbara E. Robertson as Deer Woman |
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James Cada as Danny Riordan |
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Sally Wingert as Darla Riordan |
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Barbara Kingsley as Janet Johnson |
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Jim Haun as Johnny Johnson |
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Wiley Harker as Verlyn Heller |
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Randy Wiedenhoff as Fireman #1 |
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Jerry E. Anderson as Fireman #2 |
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Kevin Farley as Harald |
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John Farley as Thorvald |
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John Lordan as Priest |
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Garrett Sweeney as Boy in Truck |
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Peter Sweeney as Boy in Truck |
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Tommy Fahey as Boy in Truck |
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Matt Fahey as Boy in Truck |
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Dan Fahey as Boy in Truck |
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Russ Reed as Mt. Zion Bartender |
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Leroy Swadley as Bar Patron |
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Ralph Feldhacker as Farmer on Tractor |
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Harry Dean Stanton as Lyle |
| Production | Jane Alderman | Casting |
| Production | Lynn Blumenthal | Casting |
| Art | Jack Fisk | Production Design |
| Production | Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer |
| Directing | David Lynch | Director |
| Art | Barbara Haberecht | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Freddie Francis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Neal Edelstein | Producer |
| Editing | Mary Sweeney | Editor |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Music Editor |
| Production | Michael Polaire | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mary Sweeney | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Harper | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Zacha | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | John Neff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Chris Kennedy | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | David Lynch | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Hilary Schroeder | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Simone Farber | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Lichtman | Set Costumer |
| Directing | Eric Sherman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Steven Kerlagon | Lead Painter |
| Sound | Ronald Eng | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mary Erstad | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Scott Smith | Aerial Camera |
| Directing | Scott Cameron | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | James Fierro | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah K. Dee | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally J. Harper | Hairstylist |
| Art | Johnny D. Culley | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | David Hack | Leadman |
| Crew | Rudy J. Calzavara | Stunt Double |
| Lighting | Steven R. Morales | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Art | Sean Everett | Property Master |
| Sound | Diane Marshall | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Brendan David Butler | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Kathryn Roberts | Camera Loader |
| Lighting | Wilson Webb | Electrician |
| Production | Vicki Jo Hertz | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eric Ritter | Grip |
| Art | Shane Patrick | Swing |
| Crew | Mike Weesner | Special Effects Assistant |
| Camera | Don Cerrone | Key Grip |
| Art | David Wilt | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | David Lee Fein | Foley Artist |
| Camera | David B. Nowell | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Crist Ballas | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Trini Wilt | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Thomas Traugott | Swing |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Howard Neiman | Foley Supervisor |
| Lighting | Richard Alarian | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Timothy W. Lobdell | Carpenter |
| Sound | Ronald Eng | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Bill McConnell Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Lucy Sustar | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Gordon Hayman | Camera Operator |
| Production | Sarah Jane Hill | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Production | Nancy Briggs | Casting Associate |
| Production | Catherine Head | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Gary D'Amico | Special Effects |
| Camera | Michael Fedack | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Joshua E. Smith | Electrician |
| Production | Joan Philo | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Patrick Giraudi | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Amy Alarian | Electrician |
| Sound | Bryan Arenas | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | William McConnell | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Scott Andrew Ressler | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Howard Neiman | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Keith Bunting | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Ron Burchfield | Grip |
| Camera | Edgar Martin | Grip |
| Sound | Susumu Tokunow | Location Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Roach | Writer |
| Writing | Mary Sweeney | Writer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |