"The Straight Story" quotes

The Straight Story poster
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

Director: David Lynch
Writer: John Roach, Mary Sweeney
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama
Year: 1999
MetaScore: 86/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $6,203,044
Released: 03 Nov 1999
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 40 nominations total

31 Clips

Are you hungry - The Straight Story 00:16
Are you hungry
Woman Hey Rose - The Straight Story 00:05
Woman Hey Rose
Can I help you lady - The Straight Story 00:32
Can I help you lady
I scream I roll the window down and bang on the door - The Straight Story 00:35
I scream I roll the window down and bang on the door
I haven't had a drink in a lot of years - The Straight Story 00:09
I haven't had a drink in a lot of years
He'll never make it past The Grotto - The Straight Story 00:05
He'll never make it past The Grotto
I wanna thank you for your kindness to a stranger - The Straight Story 00:14
I wanna thank you for your kindness to a stranger
You mix that together with liquor and - The Straight Story 00:36
You mix that together with liquor and
What's the number for 911 - The Straight Story 00:05
What's the number for 911
Well they may be mad - The Straight Story 00:28
Well they may be mad
Well you know Alvin there's a lotta hills - The Straight Story 00:18
Well you know Alvin there's a lotta hills
Did you ride that thing all the way out here to see me - The Straight Story 00:10
Did you ride that thing all the way out here to see me
What do you need that grabber for Alvin - The Straight Story 00:08
What do you need that grabber for Alvin
There's no one knows your life better - The Straight Story 00:35
There's no one knows your life better
Must be something good about gettin' old - The Straight Story 00:33
Must be something good about gettin' old
The worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was young - The Straight Story 00:08
The worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was...
I'd give each one of 'em a stick and - The Straight Story 00:26
I'd give each one of 'em a stick and
I'm trying to put that behind me - The Straight Story 01:14
I'm trying to put that behind me
I'd give each one of 'em a stick and - The Straight Story 00:56
I'd give each one of 'em a stick and
I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger - The Straight Story 00:31
I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger
I haven't had a drink in a lotta years - The Straight Story 00:22
I haven't had a drink in a lotta years
You mix that together with liquor - The Straight Story 00:58
You mix that together with liquor
He'll never make it past the Grotto - The Straight Story 00:14
He'll never make it past the Grotto
Did you ride that thing all the way out here to see me - The Straight Story 00:18
Did you ride that thing all the way out here to see me
Can I help you - The Straight Story 02:07
Can I help you
You don't think about getting old when you're young - The Straight Story 01:35
You don't think about getting old when you're young
What's the number for 911 - The Straight Story 00:12
What's the number for 911
What do you need that grabber for - The Straight Story 00:14
What do you need that grabber for
Waddaya got - The Straight Story 00:14
Waddaya got
They may be mad - The Straight Story 00:59
They may be mad
There's a lot of hills bigger than Clairmont's between here and Zion - The Straight Story 00:43
There's a lot of hills bigger than Clairmont's between here...

Cast

Rose - Sissy Spacek
Dorothy - Jane Galloway Heitz
Bud - Joseph A. Carpenter
Sig - Donald Wiegert
Alvin - Richard Farnsworth
Nurse - Tracey Maloney
Doctor Gibbons - Dan Flannery
Brenda - Jennifer Edwards-Hughes
Pete - Ed Grennan
Apple - Jack Walsh
Farm Dog - Max the Wonder Dog
Bus Driver - Gil Pearson
Woman on Bus - Barbara June Patterson
Tom the John Deere Dealer - Everett McGill
Crystal - Anastasia Webb
Steve - Matt Guidry
Rat - Bill McCallum
Deer Woman - Barbara E. Robertson
Danny Riordan - James Cada
Darla Riordan - Sally Wingert
Janet Johnson - Barbara Kingsley
Johnny Johnson - Jim Haun
Verlyn Heller - Wiley Harker
Fireman #1 - Randy Wiedenhoff
Fireman #2 - Jerry E. Anderson
Harald (as Kevin Farley) - Kevin P. Farley
Thorvald - John Farley
Priest - John Lordan
Boy in Truck - Garrett Sweeney
Boy in Truck - Peter Sweeney
Boy in Truck - Tommy Fahey
Boy in Truck - Matt Fahey
Boy in Truck - Dan Fahey
Mt. Zion Bartender - Russ Reed
Bar Patron - Leroy Swadley
Farmer on Tractor - Ralph Feldhacker
Lyle - Harry Dean Stanton
Policeman - Stephen Cinabro
Cyclist #1 - Gary D'Amico
Wendell - George A. Farr
Andy - Jeremy Kent Jackson
Old Lady #1 - Lana Schwab