Driving Miss Daisy

Theatrical Release Date: 1989 12 15 (USA)

UPC: 883929105359

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Adult Language, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: 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 are sweeping 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 Rochetti). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Second Prize – National Media Owl Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Best Actress – Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actress – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Actor – National Board of Review Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Best Actor – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: cc
Commentary by director Bruce Beresford, writer Alfred Uhry and producer Lili Fini Zanuck
3 insightful featurettes: Miss Daisy's journey: from stage to screen, Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star and the vintage 1989 making-of
Theatrical trailer
Cast/crew film highlights
Awards notes

Driving Miss Daisy

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 02/02/2010

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Driving Miss Daisy
0. Start Movie
4. Chapter 4 [2:46]
5. Chapter 5 [10:29]
6. Chapter 6 [5:16]
7. Chapter 7 [6:13]
8. Chapter 8 [4:28]
11. Chapter 11 [8:31]
13. Chapter 13 [3:14]
14. Chapter 14 [9:23]
16. Chapter 16 [6:13]
18. End Credits [7:50]

Richard Gilliam

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. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Joann Havrilla  Actor 
Alvin M. Sugarman  Actor 
Fred Faser  Actor 
Indra A. Thomas  Actor 
Clarice F. Geigerman  Actor 
Ray McKinnon  Actor 
William Hall, Jr.  Actor 
Sylvia Kaler  Actor 
Ashley Josey  Actor 
Carolyn Gold  Actor 
Muriel Moore  Actor 
Bob Hannah  Actor 
Jack Rousso  Actor 
Crystal R. Fox  Actor 
Dan Aykroyd  Producer 
Bruce Beresford  Director 
David Brown  Executive Producer 
Jake Eberts  Producer 
Alfred Uhry  Screenwriter 
Hans Zimmer  Composer (Music Score) 
Morgan Freeman  Actor 
Jessica Tandy  Actor 
Dan Aykroyd  Actor 
Patti LuPone  Actor 
Esther Rolle  Actor 

Country: USA