A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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| Directing | David Lynch | Director |
| Production | Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Neal Edelstein | Producer |
| Production | Michael Polaire | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mary Sweeney | Producer |
| Camera | Freddie Francis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mary Sweeney | Editor |
| Production | Jane Alderman | Casting |
| Production | Lynn Blumenthal | Casting |
| Art | Jack Fisk | Production Design |
| Art | Barbara Haberecht | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Music Editor |
| Writing | John Roach | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mary Sweeney | Screenplay |
| Sound | David Lynch | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Hilary Schroeder | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Harper | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Chris Kennedy | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Neff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Zacha | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Crist Ballas | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah K. Dee | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally J. Harper | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Scott Cameron | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simone Farber | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eric Sherman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Johnny D. Culley | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Sean Everett | Property Master |
| Art | David Hack | Leadman |
| Art | Steven Kerlagon | Lead Painter |
| Crew | Timothy W. Lobdell | Carpenter |
| Art | David Wilt | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Trini Wilt | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Shane Patrick | Swing |
| Art | Thomas Traugott | Swing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Lichtman | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | James Fierro | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Rudy J. Calzavara | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Gary D'Amico | Special Effects |
| Crew | Mike Weesner | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sound | Bryan Arenas | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Ronald Eng | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ronald Eng | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Erstad | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | David Lee Fein | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Patrick Giraudi | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Diane Marshall | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Howard Neiman | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Howard Neiman | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Lucy Sustar | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Susumu Tokunow | Location Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Richard Alarian | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Amy Alarian | Electrician |
| Camera | Keith Bunting | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Ron Burchfield | Grip |
| Camera | Brendan David Butler | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Don Cerrone | Key Grip |
| Camera | Michael Fedack | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Gordon Hayman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Edgar Martin | Grip |
| Camera | Bill McConnell Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bill McConnell Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Steven R. Morales | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | David B. Nowell | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Scott Andrew Ressler | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Eric Ritter | Grip |
| Camera | Kathryn Roberts | Camera Loader |
| Lighting | Joshua E. Smith | Electrician |
| Camera | Scott Smith | Aerial Camera |
| Lighting | Wilson Webb | Electrician |
| Production | Nancy Briggs | Casting Associate |
| Production | Catherine Head | Casting Associate |
| Production | Vicki Jo Hertz | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Production | Sarah Jane Hill | Casting Associate |
| Production | Joan Philo | Extras Casting |
