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Driving Miss Daisy
1989
Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a menace behind the wheel, her son, .. Read more
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd |
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| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Driving Miss Daisy
Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a menace behind the wheel, her son, Boolie (Dan Aykroyd), ignores her protests and hires Hoke, a black chauffeur. When the feisty matron decides to resist necessity and walk to the store, the equally stubborn chauffeur follows her in her car. As he says to Boolie, 'I used to rassle hogs down to the ground... ain't nary a hog got away from me yet'. But Hoke's methods are gentleness and patience, and as the years elapse in his ongoing tug-of-war with the temperamental Daisy, she begins to tacitly acknowledge his wisdom. When she expresses annoyance over the demands of the nascent civil rights movement, Hoke points out to the Jewish woman the similarity between the attack on her synagogue and Klan attacks on black churches. But it is only after many years together that they can finally admit to the depth of the friendship they have shared. The two stars give unforgettable performances, and Beresford's direction is a model of restraint.
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd |
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| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 18 Feb 2008 |
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Beresford and writer Alfred Uhry have produced a polished adaptation of the latter's play, but it's the sharp... read more on Time Out
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More than meets the eye
This is a film about a lot of things - old age, relationships, assimilation and change. Some will say its too saccherine, or not a realistic look at the civil ... read more »
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A Little Gem
Saw this movie many years back and was unsure whether I would enjoy it again, or whether it would be very dated now, but no, it was still great. A fabulously ... read more »
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Driving Miss Daisy
A well crafted film which i enjoyed a lot. Good acting, pacey plot and fine photography. The underlying feeling of 50's/60's southern USA towards blacks... read more »
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So, so watchable
I love this film and, having seen it years ago, I still watched it several times when we had it out on rental. Both leads are simply wonderful and the ... read more »
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Jones staying on Broadway after Driving Miss Daisy
- 27 Feb 2011
Veteran actor James Earl Jones is doubling up on Broadway - he's already landed a new stage project before his stint in a revival of Driving Miss Daisy comes to an end. The Star Wars legend is wrapping up his final weeks in the hit New York play, in which he stars alongside Vanessa Redgrave, and they are due to bow out of the production on 9 April (11). But Jones won't be out of work for long - he's set to portray a fictional former U.S. president in Gore Vidal's The Best Man, reports trade... Read more
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Driving Miss Daisy
Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a ...
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