Driving Miss Daisy

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

19891h 39mNo ratings yet

Drama

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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 13, 1989
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Hebrew
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,The Zanuck Company,Majestic Films International,Allied Filmmakers
Cast: Morgan Freeman,Jessica Tandy,Dan Aykroyd,Patti LuPone,Esther Rolle,Joann Havrilla,William Hall Jr.,Alvin M. Sugarman,Clarice F. Geigerman,Muriel Mooreand 14 more
Director: Bruce Beresford
Writer: Alfred Uhry
Producer: David Brown,Lili Fini Zanuck,Richard D. Zanuck
Cinematography: Peter James
Music: Hans Zimmer
Budget: $7,500,000
Revenue: $145,793,296
IMDb: tt0097239