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13/12/1989 Drama 1h 39m
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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.

  1. Bruce Beresford

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Morgan Freeman

    Hoke Colburn

  2. Jessica Tandy

    Daisy Werthan

  3. Dan Aykroyd

    Boolie Werthan

  4. Patti LuPone

    Florine Werthan

  5. Esther Rolle

    Idella

  6. Joann Havrilla

    Miss McClatchey

  7. William Hall Jr.

    Oscar

  8. Alvin M. Sugarman

    Dr. Weil

  9. Clarice F. Geigerman

    Nonie

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2024-09-22
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...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,500,000.00

Revenue
$145,793,296.00

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