The Straight Story

The Straight Story is a 1999 film directed by David Lynch. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawnmower. The film was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and co-worker. She co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) is an elderly World War II veteran who lives with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek), a kind woman with a mental disability... more

Initial release date:

  • May 21, 1999

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G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 112 min (67.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 10,000,000 (US$)

Film

Directed by

David Lynch

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker and visual artist. Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, for The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also received a screenplay Academy Award nomination for The...

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  • 112 min (67.2 hs )
  • 111 min (66.6 hs )
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  • 10,000,000

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Artist

Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990-1992) and Mulholland Drive. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2008. Badalamenti...

Label

Windham Hill Records

Windham Hill Records was an Independent record label, founded in 1976 by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson. During its height in the 1980s, Windham Hill was a successful and well-respected independent music label. It was purchased by BMG through a series of...

Release Date:

  • Oct 12, 1999
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