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Released in 1999, The Straight Story is a bit of a departure from what most people would associate with Lynch’s work, which is known and praised for juxtaposing surreal and sometimes sinister ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Gus Straight wasn’t sure what to expect. It had been a couple of years since his father, Alvin Straight, had driven his lawnmower 240 miles across the Midwest from ...
Lynch took The Straight Story to 1999’s Cannes film festival, where in perhaps the greatest year ever for American independent film, he sold his movie to Disney. (It’s still streaming on ...
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Funnily enough, it’s been two movies about death ...
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 pm PDT. The Straight Story (1999). Often recollected as that time Disney released a David Lynch movie, The Straight Story deserves a deeper reputation than that of its ...
Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Straight Story (2020). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.
Defined by Lynch in a 2001 Empire Magazine interview as his “most experimental movie” up to that point, “The Straight Story” follows Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), an elderly WWII ...
LINCOLN, N.M., Oct. 6 -- Richard Farnsworth, the oldest leading actor to earn an Academy Award nomination, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound tonight, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department ...
The Kingston Film Foundation will host a free screening of "The Straight Story." Fans of David Lynch can come watch while enjoying coffee and a slice of cherry pie.
Based on a true story, the film follows Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth, in his final film role), an elderly Iowan who rides a lawnmower almost 300 miles on a quest to reconcile with his ...