Episode 300: The Straight Story (1999)

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Welcome back to purgatory!!! We continue our journey with the films of David Lynch with The Straight Story from 1999 the film is written by Mary Sweeney and John Roach based on the true story of Alvin Straight, after learning that his estranged brother has a stroke, Alvin embarks on a 250 mile drive on a lawnmower to see him. The film stars Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Dan Flannery, Everett McGill, Barbara Robertson, Jack Walsh, John and Kevin Farley, Barbara Kingsley, Jim Haun and Harry Dean Stanton. Thanks for checking us out, you can find our back catalog on podbean.com and you can find us where all other podcasts are found. Opening track-David Lynch theme by Jeremy Mcfarlane Intro and Outro tracks by Angelo Badalamenti from The Straight Story soundtrack Intro-Laurens Walking https://youtu.be/xk8Y-XxaAog?si=2-wAH_RChLJxlTFX Outro-Rose's Theme https://youtu.be/mFN15QLW3AA?si=WVZmmsrHyBZKsgFF

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Welcome back to purgatory!!! We continue our journey with the films of David Lynch with The Straight Story from 1999 the film is written by Mary Sweeney and John Roach based on the true story of Alvin Straight, after learning that his estranged...

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