The Straight Story

[puff_not_snuff]

I re-watched the Straight Story last night. Very much enjoyed it the first time but now that I am 20 or so years older, I appreciated it even more. It's a rather sentimental (almost Hallmark like) film for Lynch. I guess the fact that Alvin Straight actually made that trip on his lawnmower makes it all that more engrossing, although, I suspect a lot of what happened along the way was embellished which is fine by me. The Badalamenti soundtrack was beautiful too.

Has anyone here driven their John Deer a couple hundred miles to buy some tobacco?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Richard Farnsworth and Harry Dean Stanton are legends, IMO, so anything with either or both of them is better because of them.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Richard Farnsworth and Harry Dean Stanton are legends, IMO, so anything with either or both of them is better because of them.

I agree and think Farnsworth should of won an Oscar for that film although I don't think the Oscars really mean much when you look back and see who won awards and who didn't.

Stanton was great in Paris, Texas, wonder if he won anything for that?

 

[autumnfog]

Love it.
It's subtle, down to earth-everyday life.
You don't need superheroes and CGI to make a good movie.

Harry Dean Stanton, have to mention Lucky

Lucky (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, Western

1h 28m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Love it.
It's subtle, down to earth-everyday life.
You don't need superheroes and CGI to make a good movie.

Harry Dean Stanton, have to mention Lucky

Lucky (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, Western

1h 28m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

Thanks for sharing. Haven't seen that one.

Sam Shepard is another favorute actor in the Harry Dean league.

 

[tbradsim1]

I saw it, and it was so emotional, my eyes were wet almost all of the time, Hollywood wouldn’t know a true feeling or emotion if it flew on the tip of their nose, FUCK HOLLYWOOD!

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I saw it, and it was so emotional, my eyes were wet almost all of the time, Hollywood wouldn’t know a true feeling or emotion if it flew on the tip of their nose, FUCK HOLLYWOOD!

Yea, I cried too and it felt good!

Sadly this movie cost 10mil to make and only grossed 6mil in US theaters.