USA / UK / France,
1999, 112 min
Directed by:
David LynchCinematography:
Freddie FrancisComposer:
Angelo BadalamentiCast:
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Joseph A. Carpenter, Everett McGill, Harry Dean Stanton, Kevin P. Farley, Tracey Maloney, Donald Wiegert, Anastasia Webb (more)VOD (1)
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David Lynch directs this drama which tells the tale of Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), a 73-year-old Midwesterner who sets out on an unusual personal odyssey. Alvin lives with his intellectually disabled daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek), and is struggling with his failing health. When he hears that his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered a stroke, he realises that now is the time to heal the rift between them. However, lacking a car of his own, Alvin opts to make the three hundred-mile journey from Iowa to Wisconsin on his lawnmower. (Spirit Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2000 - Richard Farnsworth (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2000 - Richard Farnsworth (Best Male Lead)
- 2000 - Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein (Best Feature)
- 2000 - David Lynch (Best Director)
- 2000 - John Roach, Mary Sweeney (Best First Screenplay)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2000 - Best Foreign Independent - English Language
European Film Awards
- 1999 - David Lynch (Screen International Award)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2000 - David Lynch (Best American Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1999 - David Lynch (Best Foreign Film)
Golden Globes
- 2000 - Richard Farnsworth (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2000 - Angelo Badalamenti (Best Original Score)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1999 - Richard Farnsworth (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1999 - Richard Farnsworth (Best Actor)
- 1999 - Freddie Francis (Best Cinematographer)
- 1999 - Best Film
- 1999 - David Lynch (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1999 - David Lynch (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2000 - David Lynch (The Andreas Award - Honorable Mention)