"A highly affecting and suggestive spiritual odyssey with plenty of all-American trimmings and reflections about old age."—Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
A Party Like It's 1999 Film!
See multiple movies for the low, low price of $19.99! Ticket package includes 3 tickets (plus a bonus ticket for FilmScene members)
Presented on 35mm
In 1999, David Lynch (Mulholland Drive) made one of his most daring career moves: releasing a G-rated Disney film—stripping back the stylistic moves that had become synonymous with his career with this earnest tribute to the Midwest. Based on a true story, the film follows Alvin Straight as he drives his riding lawn mower 240 miles from Laurens, Iowa to Mount Zion, Wisconsin in order to mend his relationship with his terminally ill older brother, Lyle. A road movie in the truest sense, Lynch applies his painterly eye to the oft-underfilmed Midwest with this portrait of the kindness of strangers.
