The Straight Story is a film dedicated to the memory of Alvin Straight, a man who drove from Iowa to Wisconsin to see his sick brother. He made the journey of hundreds of miles on his lawnmower. Yes, it's all true.
Richard Farnsworth stars as Alvin. This is the story of a man nearing the end of his life, and all that life represents, which happens to be plenty. Alvin lives with one of his daughters (played by Sissy Spacek). When the news comes that his brother has had a stroke, Alvin needs to see his brother and fix up the quarrel that left them estranged years before.
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