The Straight Story
The Straight Story - was released on: 3 November 1999.
The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:
- Sissy Spacek… - played the character of: Rose ‘Rosie’ Straight
- Jane Galloway Heitz… Dorothy, Straight’s Next-Door Neighbor (as Jane Galloway Heitz)
- Joseph A. Carpenter… Bud
- Donald Wiegert… Sig
- Richard Farnsworth… - played the character of: Alvin Straight
- Tracey Maloney… Nurse
- Dan Flannery… Doctor Gibbons
- Jennifer Edwards-Hughes… Brenda, the Grocery Clerk
- Ed Grennan… Pete
- Jack Walsh… Apple
- Max the Wonder Dog… - played the character of: Farm Dog
- Gil Pearson… Sun Ray Tours Bus Driver
- Barbara June Patterson… Woman on Bus
- Everett McGill… - played the character of: Tom the John Deere Dealer
- Anastasia Webb… Crystal
Here is a summary of the film’s plot:
“The Straight Story” chronicles a trip made by 73-year-old Alvin Straight from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wis., in 1994 while riding a lawn mower. The man undertook his strange journey to mend his relationship with his ill, estranged, 75-year-old brother Lyle. Written by Christian Sandberg