The Straight Story
by David Lynch
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Actor: Donald Wiegert, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Richard Farnsworth, Sissy SpacekDirector: David Lynch
Brand: FARNSWORTH,RICHARD
Cinematographer: Freddie Francis
Producer: Mary Sweeney
Writer: Mary Sweeney
Producer: Michael Polaire
Producer: Neal Edelstein
Producer: Pierre Edelman
Writer: John Roach
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-11-07
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Reviews of The Straight Story
DVD Review: Great Story
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent family film about the trip of a man on his tractor to visit his dying brother. It tells of his adventures, and the overall nature of not just him, but of the people he interacts with upon his journey. A must see.DVD Review: A Shockingly-Straight Story From David Lynch
Summary: 4 Stars
Here's a truly nice story with a moral about brotherly love.
This was especially "odd" because it wasn't the kind of film David Lynch had been putting out in the last 15 -20 years. Those were dark and shocking films (Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, Mulholland Drive) and this is the opposite. I know it disappointed a lot of his fans. Others were delighted by it. Count me as one of the latter, and I own all three of those "dark" films, too.
This was another supposed-true life story, here detailing an elderly man's trip in a seated lawnmower from western Iowa all the way to Wisconsin to see his ailing brother who he hasn't talked to in years but wants to see before the latter dies. Well, I guess that premise - an old man driving a lawn mower 400 miles - still makes this an "odd" film of sorts, so Lynch stays in character with that!
Richard Farnsworth plays the title role. He is the type of guy, face-wise, voice-wise, low-key personality-wise, that just about everyone likes. The wrinkles on his face tell many a story. It was so sad to hear what happened to him in real life a year after this film was released.
The first 25 minutes of this film isn't much, and not always pleasant as it shows the main character's adult and mentally-challenged child (Sissy Spacek) and her tragic past, but once Alvin Straight (Farnsworth) begins his trip, the story picks up. I played this for several friends and they thought the film NEVER picked up, but I am more generous with it. I think it's a hidden gem. To them, it was a sleeping pill.
Charm enters the picture in some of people Alvin meets along the way, such as a wayward young girl running away and some nice town folks who help the old man out when he gets in trouble. (Henry Cada as "Daniel Riordan," is a standout in that regard.) Harry Dean Stanton gets third billing, but that's a joke: he's only in the final few minutes of the movie!
The Iowa scenery is pleasant. I went to college there and can attest to the rolling hills and the rich soil. It's a nice state with nice people....like this movie.
DVD Review: Great movie!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie several years ago and I recently wanted to buy it for some friends of our family. I knew they would enjoy it as much as we did. This is a very touching movie! Sissy Spacek and Richard Farnsworth are excellent!!! I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a very good movie to watch. DVD Review: A memorable human story
Summary: 5 Stars
A gentle, true story with many profound messages. I bought a couple of DVD's to give as gifts. Also, we enjoyed the music throughout the movie so much, we ordered the music CD. May be a bit slow moving for children, but viewed with an adult, I feel it can be a learning tool.DVD Review: THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS MOVIE TOUCHED MY SOUL! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HEARTWARMING, MOVIES THAT YOU COULD EVER SEE! IT IS THE REAL DEAL! ABOUT REAL, REGULAR PEOPLE. ALVIN, WAS A VERY, WISE MAN, I ADMIRE PEOPLE LIKE ALVIN STRAIGHT! MY FAVORITE SCENES, WAS WATCHING ALVIN'S FRIEND, WITH HIS ROLLED UP BREECHES LEGS, WALKING TO ALVINS HOUSE TO CHECK ON ALVIN, AND THE WAY HE DROVE ALVIN TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, AND THE WAY ALVIN TOUCHED ALL THE PEOPLE'S HEARTS, THAT HE MET ,WHILE ON HIS JOURNEY. THIS MOVIE BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES, SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS SO HEARTFELT, AND SO TOUCHING! IT IS ABOUT A OLD MAN, WHO CAN NO LONGER DRIVE, SO HE LIKES TO DRIVE THE LAWNMOWER, AFTER HE FINDS OUT THAT HIS BROTHER HAS A STROKE, ALVIN FEELS COMPELLED TO VISIT HIM, AND ALVIN DECIDES TO DRIVE HIS LAWNMOWER ON HIS LONG JOURNEY TO SEE HIS BROTHER. IF YOU ARE A SOLDIER, WHO CAME HOME FROM THE WAR, THIS MOVIE WILL TOUCH YOUR SOUL! I LOVED THE KINDNESS THAT WAS SHOWN TO ALVIN, FROM OTHER PEOPLE, AND THE KINDNESS THAT HE RETURNED TO THEM! THE SCENE AT THE END OF THE MOVIE, THE ACTING WAS AWESOME, IN FACT EVERY ACTOR IN THIS MOVIE WAS OUTSTANDING, ABSOLUTLY, EVERYONE IN THIS MOVIE DID A OUTSTANDING JOB OF ACTING! AWESOME, AND WONDERFUL, I WILL WATCH THIS MOVIE AGAIN, AND AGAIN!
Description of The Straight Story
Based on the true story that captured the hearts of America, THE STRAIGHT STORY is one of those rare films offering powerful, uplifting entertainment for audiences of all ages. Directed by acclaimed director David Lynch (WILD AT HEART, MULHOLLAND DRIVE), this gentle, inspiring film celebrates the human spirit. Richard Farnsworth (MISERY, THE NATURAL) stars as Alvin Straight -- a no-nonsense man who has never been one to lean on others. Now at an age when his eyesight denies him the ability to drive and walking is accomplished only with the help of two canes, Alvin lives a quiet life with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek). But when the call comes that Alvin's estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton, THE GREEN MILE) has suffered a debilitating stroke, Alvin embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends. With little money, but plenty of patience and tenacity, he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and plots the 260-mile course from his small Iowa town to Lyle's home in Wisconsin. Filmed along the actual route that the real Alvin Straight traveled in 1994, THE STRAIGHT STORY is a heartwarming and poignant drama chronicling Alvin's six-week odyssey and the many lives he touches along the way.Throughout The Straight Story, 73-year-old Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) gazes calmly at the night sky, as if the stars were reflections of his own memories. Alvin's eyesight is bad and his daughter (Sissy Spacek) is slightly retarded and unable to drive, so he's traveling from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin on a riding John Deere lawn mower. It's slow going, so there's plenty of time to stop for the night and ponder the cosmos. Alvin's journeying to visit his ailing brother; they haven't spoken in years, and it's time to make peace. Along the way, he befriends a variety of nice folks, and you have to ask yourself... Is this really a David Lynch movie?
It's a miracle that this G-rated Disney film was made by a director whose work is often described as twisted and bizarre. But Lynch is too complex an artist to be labeled, and he brings charm, grace, and kindness to his fact-based telling of The Straight Story--not to mention a serenity rarely found in movies anymore. It's a film of moments--funny, odd, quietly spiritual--and this simple tale of a man, a lawnmower, and rural hospitality becomes a genuine Lynchian odyssey, unlike any film you've seen but as welcoming as a cup of lemon tea with honey. Best of all, it's a fitting tribute to the career of veteran stuntman-actor Farnsworth who, at age 79, plays Alvin Straight to sheer perfection, his face a subtle roadmap to a broad spectrum of emotional destinations. --Jeff Shannon
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