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Driving Miss Daisy

  • 7.3 /10

  • 1768

  • 85%

Plot

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.

Cast

Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn
Morgan Freeman

as Hoke Colburn

Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan
Jessica Tandy

as Daisy Werthan

Dan Aykroyd as Boolie Werthan
Dan Aykroyd

as Boolie Werthan

Patti LuPone as Florine Werthan
Patti LuPone

as Florine Werthan

Esther Rolle as Idella
Esther Rolle

as Idella

Joann Havrilla as Miss McClatchey
Joann Havrilla

as Miss McClatchey

Ray McKinnon as Trooper #1
Ray McKinnon

as Trooper #1

Crystal R. Fox as Katie Bell
Crystal R. Fox

as Katie Bell

Bob Hannah as Red Mitchell
Bob Hannah

as Red Mitchell

William Hall Jr. as Oscar

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 13, 1989

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

  • Majestic Films International

  • Allied Filmmakers

  • The Zanuck Company

Production Countries

  • United States of America

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

  • עִבְרִית

Budget

  • $7,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $145,793,296.00

Runtime

  • 1.65 hrs

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Reviews

Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark. 'Driving Miss Daisy' 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 de…