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Driving Miss Daisy
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*Driving Miss Daisy* is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Alfred Uhry, who also created the original work. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, and Esther Rolle. Produced by Richard D. Zanuck and Warner Bros. Entertainment, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It features music by Hans Zimmer and editing by Mark Warner.
The narrative is set in Atlanta and explores themes of old age. The film has a runtime of 99 minutes and was released on December 13, 1989. It received the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Film Editing. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 and a TMDb vote average of 7.236.
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7.2The 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.
Cast
- Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn
- Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan
- Dan Aykroyd as Boolie Werthan
- Patti LuPone as Florine Werthan
- Esther Rolle as Idella
- Joann Havrilla as Miss McClatchey
Themes
- individual
- chauffeur
- culture clash
- self-discovery
- widow
- 1970s
- atlanta
- pulitzer prize
- civil rights
- racial segregation
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Bruce Beresford
- Screenplay by
- Alfred Uhry
- Based on
- Driving Miss Daisy , 1987 play, by Alfred Uhry
- Produced by
- Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck
- Starring
- Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Patti LuPone Esther Rolle
- Cinematography
- Peter James
- Edited by
- Mark Warner
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production company
- The Zanuck Company
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland) Allied Filmmakers , Majestic Films International (International)
- Release date
- December 15, 1989 ( 1989-12-15 )
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $7.5 million
- Box office
- $145.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Based on
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Main subject
- old age
- Director
- Bruce Beresford
- Screenwriter
- Alfred Uhry
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Richard D. Zanuck
- Narrative location
- Atlanta
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 336490
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn.jpg
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- publication date
- 1989-12-15
- film editor
- Mark Warner
- title
- Driving Miss Daisy
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- production designer
- Bruno Rubeo
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Alfred Uhry
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81/100
- capital cost
- 7500000
- box office
- 145793296
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Encyclopedic overview
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on Uhry's 1987 play. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his role from the original Off-Broadway production.
The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a twenty-five-year period.
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