8.8
Score
Budget$10M
Box office$6.4M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America · FR · United Kingdom
The Straight Story
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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The Straight Story · 1999
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Art
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Jack Fisk
Production Design
- Barbara Haberecht Set Decoration
- Chris Kennedy Assistant Art Director
- Johnny D. Culley Assistant Property Master
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Sean Everett
Property Master
- David Hack Leadman
- Steven Kerlagon Lead Painter
- David Wilt Construction Coordinator
- Trini Wilt Art Department Assistant
- Shane Patrick Swing
- Thomas Traugott Swing
Camera
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Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
- Keith Bunting Best Boy Grip
- Ron Burchfield Grip
- Brendan David Butler Aerial Camera
- David L. Butler Aerial Director of Photography
- Don Cerrone Key Grip
- Michael Fedack Dolly Grip
- Gordon Hayman Camera Operator
- Edgar Martin Grip
- Bill McConnell Jr. Second Assistant Camera
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William McConnell
First Assistant Camera
- David B. Nowell Aerial Director of Photography
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Scott Andrew Ressler
Assistant Camera
- Eric Ritter Grip
- Kathryn Roberts Camera Loader
- Scott Smith Aerial Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
Lighting
Production
- Pierre Edelman Executive Producer
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Neal Edelstein
Producer
- Michael Polaire Executive Producer
- Mary Sweeney Producer
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Jane Alderman
Casting
- Lynn Blumenthal Casting
- Nancy Briggs Casting Associate
- Catherine Head Casting Associate
- Vicki Jo Hertz Extras Casting Assistant
- Sarah Jane Hill Casting Associate
- Joan Philo Extras Casting
- Alain Sarde Producer
Sound
- Walter Spencer Music Editor
- Doug Jackson Sound Effects Editor
- John Neff Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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David Lynch
Sound Designer
- Bryan Arenas Sound Engineer
- Ronald Eng Sound Effects Editor
- Ronald Eng Supervising Sound Editor
- Mary Erstad Foley Recordist
- David Lee Fein Foley Artist
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- Diane Marshall Foley Artist
- Howard Neiman Foley Editor
- Howard Neiman Foley Supervisor
- Earl Sampson Boom Operator
- Walter Spencer Dialogue Editor
- Lucy Sustar Foley Recordist
- Susumu Tokunow Location Sound Mixer
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Angelo Badalamenti
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