Driving Miss Daisy

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

1989 1h 39m EN

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★7.2TMDB · 1,875

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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.

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

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Alfred Uhry
Languages: English, Hebrew
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Grossed $146M — a 19.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hebrew.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bruce Beresford, shot by Peter James. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Warner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Bruce Beresford directs. Peter James behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Mark Warner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Hebrew.

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1Grossed $146M — a 19.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hebrew.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Bruce Beresford, shot by Peter James. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Warner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.".
10IMDB entry: tt0097239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "individual", "chauffeur", "culture clash", "self-discovery".
12Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter James
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Mark Warner
Production design: Bruno Rubeo
Costume design: Elizabeth McBride
Makeup / hair: Philip Leto
VFX supervisor: William Mesa
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,500,000
Box office: $145,793,296
Return: 1944% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Picture

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r96sk2024-09-22
★ 8/10
Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark. <em>'Driving Miss Daisy'</em> 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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