Driving Miss Daisy [Blu-ray]

Director: Bruce Beresford Bruce Beresford

Overview

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the twenty-five 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 which sweep the South in the 1960s. Nor can Miss Daisy understand why Hoke's "people" are so indignant. It is only when Hoke is retired and Miss Daisy is confined to a home for the elderly that the two fully realize that they've been friends and kindred spirits all along. The supporting cast includes Esther Rolle as Miss Daisy's housekeeper and Dan Aykroyd as Miss Daisy's son Boolie (reportedly, playwright Uhry based the character upon himself). Driving Miss Daisy won Academy Awards for best picture, best actress (Jessica Tandy), best screenplay (Uhry) and best makeup (Manlio Rachetti).

Product Details

Release Date:	03/16/2021
UPC:	0883929741533
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Archives
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	14,718

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jessica Tandy	Daisy Werthan
Morgan Freeman	Hoke Colburn
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
Bob Hannah	Red Mitchell
Jack Rousso	Slick
Fred Faser	Insurance Agent
Indra A. Thomas	Soloist
Crystal Fox	Katie Bell
Dean DuBois	Commerce Club Member
Jay Freer	Extra at MLK Speech
Ray McKinnon	Actor
Ashley Josey	Actor
D. Taylor Loeb	Girl at Temple
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Alfred Uhry

Bruce Beresford	Director
Alfred Uhry	Screenwriter
David Brown	Executive Producer,Producer
Lili Fini Zanuck	Producer
Richard D. Zanuck	Producer
Robert Doudell	Producer
Tim Donahue	Special Effects
Sandina Bailo-Lape	Sound Effects
Tom Bellfort	Sound Effects
Gloria Cooper	Sound Effects
Gloria S. Borders	Sound Effects
Melissa Dietz	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

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 older, overcoming racial prejudice, and the importance of friendship. While the film won four Oscars, including Best Picture, director Bruce Beresford was shut out of the nominations list. His career went into a severe decline for the next decade, until he delivered a surprise hit in 1999 with Double Jeopardy.

All Movie Guide - Richard Gilliam