Driving Miss Daisy

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PG,1hr 39min

Genres:

Drama,Comedy

Release:

1989

Distributor:

Warner Home Video

Starring:

Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd ... More

Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the 25-year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her equally indomitable Black chauffeur, Hoke (Morgan Freeman). Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the color of his skin, Miss Daisy because she is Jewish in a WASP-dominated society. At the same time, Hoke cannot fathom Miss Daisy's cloistered inability to grasp the social changes that ... Full Synopsis

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	Richard Gilliam, AMG Review Driving Miss Daisy succeeds because of great performances from Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman and because of Alfred Uhry's excellent script, adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play. The film scores high marks for its cultural details of life in the Southern United States, and the changes that take place over the story's 25 years. The film's major themes touch on universal issues -- growing ... Read Review

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	Morgan Freeman Hoke Colburn Jessica Tandy Miss Daisy Werthan Dan Aykroyd Boolie Werthan Patti LuPone Florine Werthan

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