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Alvin Straight was 73 when he got the call about his brother. Alvin couldn't see well enough to hold a driver's license. He walked only with the support of two canes. He didn't much care for anybody else helping him out. But when he got the call that his brother Lyle--separated from him by hundreds of miles and a decade a proud silence--had suffered a stroke, Alvin knew he had to reach him. With little... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Drama and Kids/Family |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 51 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 15, 1999 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
G |
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| Distributors: |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$6,197,866 |
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culturevulture.net,
"The wonder is that Lynch has not only made the material his own, he’s made one of the most beautiful American pictures in recent memory, a laid-back, earth-toned curiosity piece that’s brimming with unexpected emotion." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"A beautiful, endearing, wonderfully surprising piece of work from David Lynch, a film that finds great beauty and great meaning within a single seemingly futile, outwardly ridiculous act." Full Review...
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Orlando Weekly: A quirky road less traveled,
(4.5 out of 5 stars) "Actor and director understand each other completely, and it is this unlikely relationship that makes 'The Straight Story' a triumph." Full Review...
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Salon,
"If 'The Straight Story' is the gentlest, most straightforward film Lynch has ever made (that's the dual meaning of the title) it is no less recognizably a David Lynch movie." Full Review...
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