
"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.
Alvin

Rose

Dorothy

Bud
Sig
Nurse

Doctor Gibbons

Brenda
Pete
Apple

Bus Driver
Woman on Bus
Tom the John Deere Dealer

Crystal
Steve
Rat

Deer Woman

Danny Riordan

Darla Riordan

Janet Johnson

Johnny Johnson
Verlyn Heller

Fireman #1
Fireman #2
Harald

Thorvald

Priest
Boy in Truck
Boy in Truck
Boy in Truck
Boy in Truck
Boy in Truck
Mt. Zion Bartender
Bar Patron
Farmer on Tractor
Lyle
