Driving Miss Daisy

Theater date: 1989-12-13

Blu-ray release date: N/A

Rated: N/A

7.24 (IMDB)

Genre: Drama

Language: en

Status: Released

Length: 1h 39min

Languages:

English
עִבְרִית

Description:

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.

Top 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

Ray McKinnon

As Trooper #1

Crystal R. Fox

As Katie Bell

Bob Hannah

As Red Mitchell

William Hall Jr.

As Oscar

Alvin M. Sugarman

As Dr. Weil

Clarice F. Geigerman

As Nonie

Muriel Moore

As Miriam

Sylvia Kaler

As Beulah

Carolyn Gold

As Neighbor Lady

Ashley Josey

As Trooper #2

Jack Rousso

As Slick

Fred Faser

As Insurance Agent

Indra A. Thomas

As Soloist

Trilby Beresford

As Child (uncredited)

Dean DuBois

As Commerce Club Member (uncredited)

Jay Freer

As Man at MLK Speech (uncredited)

Jen Harper

As Biltmore Hotel Dinner Guest (uncredited)

D. Taylor Loeb

As Girl at Temple (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Bruce Beresford

Director

Alfred Uhry

Screenplay, Producer, Theatre Play

David Brown

Executive Producer

Robert Doudell

Producer

Lili Fini Zanuck

Producer

Richard D. Zanuck

Producer

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Peter James

Director of Photography

Mark Warner

Editor

Bruno Rubeo

Production Design

Victor Kempster

Art Direction

Crispian Sallis

Set Decoration

Elizabeth McBride

Costume Design

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Tom Bellfort

ADR & Dubbing

Danny Mabry

Stunt Double

Mags Kavanaugh

Stunt Double

Donald Likovich

First Assistant Editor

Sandina Bailo-Lape

Foley

Philip Leto

Hairstylist

Jake Eberts

Co-Executive Producer

Lynn Barber

Makeup Artist

Kevin Haney

Makeup Department Head

Manlio Rocchetti

Makeup Department Head

Katterli Frauenfelder

Assistant Director

Bob Shelley

Special Effects Coordinator

Tim Donahue

Visual Effects Art Director

John P. Mesa

Visual Effects

William Mesa

Visual Effects Supervisor

Gene Witham

Stunts

Jeremiah O'Driscoll

Editorial Staff

Bob Putynkowski

Color Timer

Steven Ramirez

First Assistant Editor

Barry Levine

Music Supervisor

Jay Rifkin

Scoring Mixer

Cindy Parker

Transportation Captain

J.L. Parker

Transportation Coordinator

Irving Vendig

Thanks

Sam Emerson

Still Photographer

Philip Ivey

Hairstylist

Reviews:

r96sk (8/10)

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 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.

2024-09-22