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Driving Miss Daisy

    Drama
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Dec 13, 1989
Rated PG

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$145,793,296
  • Budget
    $7,500,000
  • Vote Average
    7.2
  • Vote Count
    1574
  • Popularity
    20
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Morgan Freeman
Hoke Colburn
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Jessica Tandy
Daisy Werthan
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Dan Aykroyd
Boolie Werthan
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Patti LuPone
Florine Werthan
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Esther Rolle
Idella
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Joann Havrilla
Miss McClatchey
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William Hall Jr.
Oscar
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Alvin M. Sugarman
Dr. Weil
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Clarice F. Geigerman
Nonie
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Muriel Moore
Miriam
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Sylvia Kaler
Beulah
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Carolyn Gold
Neighbor Lady
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Crystal R. Fox
Katie Bell
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Bob Hannah
Red Mitchell
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Ray McKinnon
Trooper #1
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Ashley Josey
Trooper #2
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Jack Rousso
Slick
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Fred Faser
Insurance Agent
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Indra A. Thomas
Soloist
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Trilby Beresford
Child (uncredited)
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Dean DuBois
Commerce Club Member (uncredited)
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Jay Freer
Man at MLK Speech (uncredited)
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Jen Harper
Biltmore Hotel Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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D. Taylor Loeb
Girl at Temple (uncredited)

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Reviews

(1)
r96sk
80%
Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark. <em>'Driving Miss Daisy'</em> 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.