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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

PG 99 minutes EN Drama

The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.

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.

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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

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Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Bruno Rubeo

Production Design

Crispian Sallis

Set Decoration

Victor Kempster

Art Direction

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Mark Warner

Editor

Elizabeth McBride

Costume Design

Peter James

Director of Photography

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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 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.

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Production companies: The Zanuck Company

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $7,500,000

Revenue: $145,793,296

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PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)

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