David Lynch’s The Straight Story hits 4K UHD for the first time in the UK

STUDIOCANAL has announced the release of director David Lynch’s reflective take on the classic road movie, The Straight Story, on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray on February 9.

THE STRAIGHT STORY will play at BFI Southbank as part of the BFI’s upcoming season, David Lynch: The Dreamer and will be released in other cinemas by Park Circus from March 13.

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Based on a true story, Lynch’s tender portrait of one septuagenarian’s real journey across America’s heartland on a ride-on lawnmower stars Richard Farnsworth (Comes a Horseman, Misery) in an Oscar-nominated role that tells the story of Alvin Straight and his journey to reunite with his estranged brother.

With a beautiful and emotive score by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive), THE STRAIGHT STORY is an accomplished yet unexpected departure in style from David Lynch. As a writer and director, Lynch was most known for his preoccupation with the fascinating, surreal, and sometimes disturbing underbelly of life in such masterpieces as The Elephant Man, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the legendary ‘Twin Peaks’ TV series.

“In life, what are the things that really matter?”

Co-starring Sissy Spacek (Carrie, Coal Miner’s Daughter) and Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, The Paris, Texas, Repo Man) and filmed along the 260-mile route that the actual Alvin Straight traversed in 1994 from Laurens, lowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, THE STRAIGHT STORY chronicles Alvin’s patient odyssey and those he meets along the way. When not rolling along at five miles an hour aboard his ‘66 John Deere, Alvin encounters several strangers, from a teenage runaway to a fellow World War II veteran. By sharing his life’s earned wisdom with simple stories, Alvin has a profound impact on these characters that colour his pilgrimage.

Throughout production, Richard Farnsworth was terminally ill with bone cancer and agreed to take the role due to his admiration of Alvin Straight. Sadly, Farnsworth passed away the following year.

EXTRAS

• Audio Commentary by Peter Tonguette
• Mark And Bob Tell It Straight
• Straight & Narrow: Inside The Film
• Far & Wide: Inside The Score
• “Straight Talking: A Making Of” Interview with David Lynch
• “The Straight Story: On Set with David Lynch” Behind-The-Scene
• Image Gallery
• 2 Trailers