The Straight story
(DVD)

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Published
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999?].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
717951010117

Notes

General Note
Originally released as motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Mary Sweeney ; music, Angelo Badalamenti.
Participants/Performers
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton.
Description
Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends with his 75-year-old brother Lyle before his brother dies. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, but he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wis.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lynch, D., Farnsworth, R., Spacek, S., & Stanton, H. D. (1999). The Straight story (Widescreen.). Walt Disney Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Lynch et al.. 1999. The Straight Story. Walt Disney Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Lynch et al.. The Straight Story Walt Disney Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1999.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lynch, David, Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, and Harry Dean Stanton. The Straight Story Widescreen., Walt Disney Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1999.

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