The Straight Story
1999 · 112 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 103,068 VOTES · DIR. David Lynch
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 778 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:45 (Woman) Hey, Rose.
00:06:51 Put the phone down!
00:09:31 No tests and no X-rays.
00:14:05 Uh, that was...Bobby.
00:17:49 You were...uh, born
00:20:08 - That's MY grabber, Alvin. - Well?
00:27:45 (Truck horn)
00:32:47 (Both laugh)
00:39:34 My daughter, Rose lives with me.
00:43:09 Some people call her a little bit slow but she's not.
00:50:51 What the hell?
00:55:35 And I HAVE to drive down this road every day
01:01:45 You OK? Everything all right? I'm going back to the exercise.
01:03:39 There are weird people everywhere.
01:07:31 I don't think he's got that kinda money.
01:09:31 Ah. Mind if I join you?
01:11:48 Mmm...I've been doin' errands and I'm heading for a beer.
01:14:28 All my buddies...
01:17:24 The movement stopped.
01:20:57 Anything else, mister?
01:28:03 I brought you some dinner... Mashed potatoes, meat loaf.
01:30:03 So, you saw him? Is he all right?
01:32:41 I say ''Amen'' to that.
01:37:25 (Motor hissing)
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed778
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:02:45
Final line01:37:25
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lynch
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$6,418,028
IMDb votes103,068