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Key Information
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| Directors: |
David Lynch |
| Stars: |
Sissy Spacek |
| Actors: |
John Farley |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
True Story · Disney Film · Brothers · Road Movies · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
717951010117 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 51min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 51min
Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (November 07, 2000)
UPC: 717951010117 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 51min
Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (May 09, 2000)
UPC: 786936114140 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John Roach |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/??/1999, p.57-8, Kevin Jackson): "...Not a single kink....There's lot to admire about the film..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"When my kids were real little I used to play a game with them. I'd give each one of them a stick and I'd say, 'You break that.' Of course they could real easy. Then I'd say, 'Tie them sticks in a bundle and try to break that.' Of course, they couldn't. Then I'd say, 'That bundle...that's family."--Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) to a runaway girl
"How long have you been on the road?"--Bud (Joseph A. Carpenter)
"Five weeks."--Alvin
"Haven't you been scared being alone?"--Dorothy (Jane Heitz)
"I fought in the trenches in World War II. Why should I be scared of an Iowa cornfield?"--Alvin
"I couldn't help but notice the rather unusal mode of transport."--Priest (John Lordan)
"My eyes are bad. I can't drive. I don't like someone else driving. And I've got to get out to my brother's."--Alvin |
| More Information |
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David Lynch's first foray into the land of Disney and G-ratings is a surprisingly gentle, hopeful, and irony-free crowd pleaser. The film tells the true story of Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), a 73-year-old man who journeys from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, on a John Deere lawn mower in order to visit his dying older brother, Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton). The estranged brothers haven't spoken in years because of their stubborn pride, but Lyle's recent stroke convinces Alvin that now is the time to make amends. Along the way he meets a host of interesting characters--including a pregnant runaway teenager, a sad World War II veteran, and a sympathetic priest--affecting them deeply with his unflinching spirit and belief in the power of familial love. As Straight, Farnsworth slips into the role he was born to play with an effortless grace. Sissy Spacek gives a heartbreaking turn as his afflicted daughter, Rose, who looks after her father and mourns for her children, who were cruelly taken away f... |
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