Driving Miss Daisy
The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.
Overview
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.
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Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship."
Deutsch
DE
Title: Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur
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Italiano
IT
Title: A spasso con Daisy
"La storia divertente, toccante e assolutamente irresistibile di un rapporto di lavoro che è diventato un'amicizia di 25 anni."
Türkçe
TR
Title: Bayan Daisy'nin Şoförü
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Français
FR
Title: Miss Daisy et son chauffeur
"L'histoire drôle, touchante et totalement irrésistible d'une relation de travail qui s'est transformée en une amitié de 25 ans."
Pусский
RU
Title: Шофер Мисс Дэйзи
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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 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.
Oscar Awards
Wins
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - 1989
Jessica Tandy
MAKEUP - 1989
Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, Kevin Haney
BEST PICTURE - 1989
Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - 1989
Alfred Uhry
Nominations
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - 1989
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - 1989
Dan Aykroyd
ART DIRECTION - 1989
Bruno Rubeo, Crispian Sallis
COSTUME DESIGN - 1989
Elizabeth McBride
FILM EDITING - 1989
Mark Warner
Media
Trailer
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Official Trailer #1 - Morgan Freeman Movie HD
Trailer
Driving Miss Daisy - Trailer