Driving Miss Daisy

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

7.2

1989

1h 39m

Drama

Director: Bruce Beresford

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.

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Cast

Hoke Colburn

Morgan Freeman

Hoke Colburn

Daisy Werthan

Jessica Tandy

Daisy Werthan

Boolie Werthan

Dan Aykroyd

Boolie Werthan

Florine Werthan

Patti LuPone

Florine Werthan

Idella

Esther Rolle

Idella

Miss McClatchey

Joann Havrilla

Miss McClatchey

Trooper #1

Ray McKinnon

Trooper #1

Katie Bell

Crystal R. Fox

Katie Bell

Red Mitchell

Bob Hannah

Red Mitchell

Oscar

William Hall Jr.

Oscar

Dr. Weil

Alvin M. Sugarman

Dr. Weil

Nonie

Clarice F. Geigerman

Nonie

Reviews

r96sk

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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