A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.
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.
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Cast
Richard Farnsworth Alvin
Sissy Spacek Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz Dorothy Joseph A. Carpenter Bud
Donald Wiegert Sig
Tracey Maloney Nurse
Dan Flannery Doctor Gibbons Jennifer Edwards Brenda
Ed Grennan Pete
Jack Walsh Apple Gil Pearson Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson Woman on Bus
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