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Alvin Boone Straight (October 17, 1920 – November 9, 1996) was an American man who travelled 240 miles (390 km) on a riding lawn mower from Laurens, Iowa to Blue River, Wisconsin to visit his ailing brother in 1994. His journey inspired the 1999 film The Straight Story.
Shortly after, Alvin learns that his brother, Lyle, has suffered a stroke. Longing to visit him, but unable to drive, Alvin develops a plan to travel 240 miles to Mount Zion, Wisconsin on his riding lawnmower, towing a small homemade travel-trailer along the way. This stirs doubt and worry in the minds of his family, friends, and neighbors.
Lawnmower Man or The Lawnmower Man may refer to: "The Lawnmower Man", a 1975 short story by Stephen King; The Lawnmower Man, a 1992 film that shares the title of the King short story; The Lawnmower Man, a 1993 video game produced by Atod and based on the film; Lawn Mower Man, the second studio album by Canadian rapper Madchild
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The adaptation features the original text of the short story, accompanied by art by Walt Simonson. [1] Publisher IDW rereleased the story in a portfolio edition shot from the original art in 2014. [2] [3] A twelve-minute Dollar Baby short film, The Lawnmower Man: A Suburban Nightmare, was released in 1987.