The Straight story
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999?].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999?].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
717951010117
Notes
General Note
DVD lacks chapter stops.
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1999.
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.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; letterbox format.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
New York Film Critics Circle: best actor (Farnsworth), best cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: best picture (Non-European).
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