The Straight Story

David Lynch (director, photographer)
John Churchill, Billy Higgins (photographers)
John Roach, Mary Sweeney (screenwriters)
Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Richard Farnsworth (starring)

Los Angeles: Asymmetrical Productions, 1999. Four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1999 film. Featuring multiple images of Richard Farnsworth, and Sissy Spacek, as well as a photo of David Lynch on the set.

Based on true events, about Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), an old man in poor health, living on social security benefits, and taking care of his mentally disabled daughter, Rose (Sissy Spacek). He learns that his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has just suffered a heart attack, so he decides to make peace before they're both gone. Alvin leaves his home in rural Iowa to where Lyle lives, in Wisconsin, but he has no driver's license. With no license and no car and bad eyesight, his only option is to make the trip driving his riding lawn mower, towing a trailer.

The final film for both Richard Farnsworth and Everett McGill. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Set in Iowa and Wisconsin, shot on location in both states.

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #135467]