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Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

  • Status: Released
  • 13-12-1989
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Score: 7.231
  • Vote count: 1644

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.

Morgan Freeman

Hoke Colburn

Jessica Tandy

Daisy Werthan

Dan Aykroyd

Boolie Werthan

Patti LuPone

Florine Werthan

Esther Rolle

Idella

Joann Havrilla

Miss McClatchey

William Hall Jr.

Oscar

Alvin M. Sugarman

Dr. Weil

Clarice F. Geigerman

Nonie

Muriel Moore

Miriam

Sylvia Kaler

Beulah

Carolyn Gold

Neighbor Lady

Crystal R. Fox

Katie Bell

Bob Hannah

Red Mitchell

Ray McKinnon

Trooper #1

Ashley Josey

Trooper #2

Jack Rousso

Slick

Fred Faser

Insurance Agent

Indra A. Thomas

Soloist

Trilby Beresford

Child (uncredited)

Dean DuBois

Commerce Club Member (uncredited)

Jay Freer

Man at MLK Speech (uncredited)

Jen Harper

Biltmore Hotel Dinner Guest (uncredited)

D. Taylor Loeb

Girl at Temple (uncredited)

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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.