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The Straight Story

August 17, 2023, Posted in 

Poster for the movie "The Straight Story"
Poster for the movie "The Straight Story"

The Straight Story (1999)

G 112 min - Drama - 15 October 1999
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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.

Director:  David Lynch
Writers:  John Roach, Mary Sweeney
Stars:  Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Everett McGill, Kevin ...
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Red River

November 3, 2022, Posted in 

Poster for the movie "Red River"
Poster for the movie "Red River"

Red River (1948)

NR 133 min - Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance - 26 August 1948
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Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.

Director:  Howard Hawks
Writers:  Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
Stars:  John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brenn...
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