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Alvin Straight:
You don't think about getting old when you're young... you shouldn't. Steve:
Must be something good about gettin' old? Alvin Straight:
Well I can't imagine anything good about being blind and lame at the same time but, still at my age I've seen about all that life has to dish out. I know to separate the wheat from the chaff, and let the small stuff fall away. Rat:
That's cool, man. So, uh, what's the worst part about being old, Alvin? Alvin Straight:
Well, the worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was young
You don't think about getting old when you're young... you shouldn't. Steve:
Must be something good about gettin' old? Alvin Straight:
Well I can't imagine anything good about being blind and lame at the same time but, still at my age I've seen about all that life has to dish out. I know to separate the wheat from the chaff, and let the small stuff fall away. Rat:
That's cool, man. So, uh, what's the worst part about being old, Alvin? Alvin Straight:
Well, the worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was young
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Must be something good about gettin' old
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Well I can't imagine anything good about being blind and lame
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at the same time but still
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at my age I've seen about all that life has to dish out
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I know to separate the wheat
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from the chaff and let the small stuff fall away
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Let's go man
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Movie Summary
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

