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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. Walt Disney Pictures; A Picture Factory Production In Association With Le Studio Canal+ And Film Four; Produced By Mary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein; Written By John Roach & Mary Sweeney; Directed By David Lynch. Dvd Lacks Chapter Stops. Originally Released As Motion Picture In 1999. Director Of Photography, Freddie Francis; Editor, Mary Sweeney; Music, Angelo Badalamenti. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton. Dvd; Dolby Digital 5.1; 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio; Letterbox Format. Closed-captioned. New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (farnsworth), Best Cinematography; 1999 Screen International Award: Best Picture (non-european).