The Straight Story (G)

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synopsis

From director David Lynch comes a lyrical portrait of one man's real journey across America's Heartland. Filmed along the 260-mile route that the actual Alvin Straight traversed in 1994 from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, "the Straight story" chronicles Alvin's patient odyssey and those he meets along the way. When not rolling along at five miles an hour aboard his '66 John Deere, Alvin encounters a number of strangers, from a teenage runaway to a fellow World War II veteran. By sharing his life's earned wisdom with simple stories, Alvin has a profound impact on these characters that color his pilgrimage.

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Drama, Family
1 hr. 51 min.
Opened October 15th, 1999

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"I like to remember things my own way...not necessarily the way they happened."--Bill Pullman in David Lynch's 1997 feature "Lost Highway"

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synopsis

From director David Lynch comes a lyrical portrait of one man's real journey across America's Heartland. Filmed along the 260-mile route that the actual Alvin Straight traversed in 1994 from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, "the Straight story" chronicles Alvin's patient odyssey and those he meets along the way. When not rolling along at five miles an hour aboard his '66 John Deere, Alvin encounters a number of strangers, from a teenage runaway to a fellow World War II veteran. By sharing his life's earned wisdom with simple stories, Alvin has a profound impact on these characters that color his pilgrimage.

details

Drama, Family
1 hr. 51 min.
Opened October 15th, 1999

MovieGoer Review

"I like to remember things my own way...not necessarily the way they happened."--Bill Pullman in David Lynch's 1997 feature "Lost Highway"

A great deal has changed since Lynch opened his surreal and disturbing "Lost Highway" in ... MORE