Straight Story

Director: David Lynch

Overview

"David Lynch's superb The Straight Story comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Lynch's superb framing and the rich colors are preserves beautifully. The English soundtrack is impr

Product Details

Release Date:	01/14/2003
UPC:	0717951010117
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	G
Source:	WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00
Sales rank:	4,894

Special Features

Theatrical trailer; 5.1 Surround; Widescreen [2.35:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Farnsworth	Alvin Straight
Harry Dean Stanton	Lyle Straight
Sissy Spacek	Rose Straight
Everett McGill	Tom the Dealer
John Farley	Thorvald Olsen,Harold Olsen
Jane Heitz	Dorothy
Joseph A. Carpenter	Bud
Donald Wiegert	Sig
Tracey Maloney	Nurse
Don Flannery	Doctor Gibbons
Jennifer Edwards-Hughes	Brenda
Ed Grennan	Pete
Jack Walsh	Apple
Gil Pearson	Bus Driver
Barbara June Patterson	Woman on Bus
Anastasia Webb	Crystal
Max Guidry	Steve
Bill McCallum	Rat
Barbara E. Robertson	Deer Woman
Wylie Harker	Verlyn Heller
James Cada	Danny Riordon
Sally Wingert	Darla Riordon
Barbara Kingsley	Janet Johnson
Jim Haun	Johnny Johnson
Randy Wiedenhoff	Fireman No. 1
Jerry E. Anderson	Fireman No. 2
John Lordan	Priest
Russ Reed	Mr. Zion Bartender
Ralph Feldhacker	Farmer on Tractor
Garett Sweeney	Boy in Truck,Boy in Truck
Tommy Fahey	Boy in Truck,Boy in Truck,Boy in Truck
Jane Galloway Heitz	Dorothy
Angelo Badalamenti	Composer

Technical Credits

Mary Sweeney

John Roach

Jane Alderman	Casting
Lynn Blumenthal	Casting
Gary D'Amico	Special Effects
Pierre Edelman	Executive Producer
Neal Edelstein	Producer
Rick LeFevour	Stunts
Michael Polaire	Executive Producer
Mary Sweeney	Producer,Screenwriter
John Roach	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Alain Sarde	Producer

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English for the Hearing Impaired
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Theatrical Trailer
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Editorial Reviews

The real-life odyssey of an Iowa farmer inspired this warm and gentle 1999 drama -- a love letter to America's heartland directed with uncharacteristic subtlety by maverick filmmaker David Lynch (Twin Peaks). The late Richard Farnsworth, erstwhile movie stuntman and dependable character actor, brings quiet dignity to the role of Alvin Straight, an ailing 73-year-old determined to reconcile with his estranged brother (Harry Dean Stanton). Having lost his driver's license, Straight undertakes the 300-mile journey to his sibling's Wisconsin home via lawnmower, alternately helping and being helped by various people along the way. This spare, episodic tale is staged with deceptive simplicity by Lynch, who brings a Norman Rockwell sensibility to his scene compositions and coaxes relaxed, understated performances from his actors. Not unlike a Frank Capra film (but minus the hokum), The Straight Story paints a benign portrait of rural and small-town America that reaffirms our belief in the essential decency of our neighbors.