Movie connections for
The Straight Story (1999) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  In the Straight Story a young girl named Dorothy runs away from home and meets an old man by a fire place. The man then convinces her to return to her family. That's essentually what happens to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz when she meets Prof. Marvel.
Ran (1985)
Lost Highway (1997)

Referenced in

About Schmidt (2002)
Anus Magillicutty (2003)
 -  poster seen in club
Nord (2009)
 -  Similar road movie where the lawnmower is replaced with a snow scooter. The American southern states are replaced with Norwegian snow covered mountains.The way Jomar meets the people on his way north have some clear parallels to David Lynch's movie.

Featured in

"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-10-16)" (1999)
 -  Clips shown for the review.
The 2000 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2000) (TV)
 -  clips
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV)
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are featured.

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