| Overall: | A |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 06 Nov 2000 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
The Straight Story is rated G:
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, David Lynch
Studio: 2000 Disney Enterprises, Inc.
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David Lynch is best known for bizarre and dark stories (like Eraserhead and Twin Peaks). After so many twisted themes, perhaps Lynch yearned for something a little more... straight.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
