Driving Miss Daisy

12/13/19891h 39m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$7,500,000.00

Revenue:

$145,793,296.00

Key words:

individual
chauffeur
culture clash
self-discovery
widow
1970s
atlanta
pulitzer prize
civil rights
racial segregation
based on play or musical
car accident
unlikely friendship
elderly
african american servant
1940s
1950s
1960s
elderly lady
race relations

Cast

Morgan Freeman

~ as ~

Hoke Colburn

Jessica Tandy

~ as ~

Daisy Werthan

Dan Aykroyd

~ as ~

Boolie Werthan

Patti LuPone

~ as ~

Florine Werthan

Esther Rolle

~ as ~

Idella

Joann Havrilla

~ as ~

Miss McClatchey

Ray McKinnon

~ as ~

Trooper #1

Crystal R. Fox

~ as ~

Katie Bell

Bob Hannah

~ as ~

Red Mitchell

William Hall Jr.

~ as ~

Oscar

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
8
Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark.

'Driving Miss Daisy' perhaps skirts around the larger picture in regards to the discrimination it alludes to, but all in all it's a charming tale about unlikely friendships. I do like when movies follow characters across an extended amount of time, in this case we see events stretch across 25 years; seeing characters grow and develop as they age is a cool thing.

Morgan Freeman is terrific, as is Jessica Tandy. Dan Aykroyd and Esther Rolle play their part too. Hans Zimmer is on music and to be honest (as much as I rate that guy) I'm not convinced the score, which is good, fits particularly well here. By the end it probably does, though at the beginning the in-your-face nature of it feels a bit out of place.