The Straight Story (1999)
Overview : A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, 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. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Runtime: 112 minutes
Release: Oct 15, 1999
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Canal+, CiBy 2000, Channel Four Films, Asymmetrical Productions, Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, StudioCanal, The Straight Story, Inc
Keyword: sibling relationship, mississippi river, wisconsin, lawnmower, iowa, biography, road trip, based on true story, family relationships, family, elderly man
