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Driving Miss Daisy

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7.2/10 • 1.6K

1989-12-131h 39m

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

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.

Directors
Bruce Beresford
Editors
Mark Warner

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  1. Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

    Hoke Colburn

  2. Jessica Tandy

    Jessica Tandy

    Daisy Werthan

  3. Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Boolie Werthan

  4. Patti LuPone

    Patti LuPone

    Florine Werthan

  5. Esther Rolle

    Esther Rolle

    Idella

  6. Joann Havrilla

    Joann Havrilla

    Miss McClatchey

  7. William Hall Jr.

    William Hall Jr.

    Oscar

  8. Alvin M. Sugarman

    Alvin M. Sugarman

    Dr. Weil

  9. Clarice F. Geigerman

    Clarice F. Geigerman

    Nonie

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r96sk

Sep 22, 2024

8/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,500,000.00
Revenue
$145,793,296.00
Keywords
individualchauffeurculture clashself-discoverywidow1970satlantapulitzer prizecivil rightsracial segregationbased on play or musicalcar accidentunlikely friendshipelderlyafrican american servant1940s1950s1960selderly ladyrace relations