Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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Plot.
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
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Cast & Crew.
Morgan Freeman
Hoke Colburn
Jessica Tandy
Daisy Werthan
Dan Aykroyd
Boolie Werthan
Patti LuPone
Florine Werthan
Esther Rolle
Idella
Joann Havrilla
Miss McClatchey
William Hall Jr.
Oscar
Alvin M. Sugarman
Dr. Weil
Clarice F. Geigerman
Nonie
Muriel Moore
Miriam
Sylvia Kaler
Beulah
Carolyn Gold
Neighbor Lady
Crystal R. Fox
Katie Bell
Bob Hannah
Red Mitchell
Ray McKinnon
Trooper #1
Ashley Josey
Trooper #2
Jack Rousso
Slick
Fred Faser
Insurance Agent
Indra A. Thomas
Soloist
Trilby Beresford
Child (uncredited)
Dean DuBois
Commerce Club Member (uncredited)
Jay Freer
Man at MLK Speech (uncredited)
Jen Harper
Biltmore Hotel Dinner Guest (uncredited)
D. Taylor Loeb
Girl at Temple (uncredited)
Lili Fini Zanuck
Producer
Mark Warner
Editor
David Brown
Executive Producer
Robert Doudell
Producer
Bruce Beresford
Director
Bruno Rubeo
Production Design
Alfred Uhry
Screenplay / Author / Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Peter James
Director of Photography
Laura Perlman
Music Editor
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Crispian Sallis
Set Decoration
Victor Kempster
Art Direction
Elizabeth McBride
Costume Design
Tom Bellfort
ADR & Dubbing
Mags Kavanaugh
Stunt Double
Danny Mabry
Stunt Double
Donald Likovich
First Assistant Editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Kevin Haney
Makeup Department Head
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Department Head
John P. Mesa
Visual Effects
Jake Eberts
Co-Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 13, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingPG
Budget$7,500,000
Box Office$145,793,296
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
individual
1970s
culture clash
chauffeur
atlanta
self-discovery
widow
racial segregation
based on play or musical
car accident
unlikely friendship
elderly
african american servant
1940s
1950s
1960s
elderly lady
race relations
pulitzer prize
civil rights activist
Wiki.
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his role from the original Off-Broadway production.
The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a twenty-five-year period.
Driving Miss Daisy was a critical and commercial success upon its release and at the 62nd Academy Awards received nine nominations, and won four: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay. As of 2024, it is the most recent PG-rated film to have won Best Picture.
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