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Jan 26, 1990 · Driving Miss Daisy: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone. An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Driving Miss Daisy was a critical and commercial success upon its release and at the 62nd Academy Awards received nine nominations, and won four: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay. As of 2024, it is the most recent PG-rated film to have won Best Picture.
Driving Miss Daisy, American film, released in 1989, that was adapted by Alfred Uhry from his play of the same name and that starred Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. The movie won four Academy Awards, including that for best picture, as well as three Golden Globe Awards, including that for best comedy or musical.
Daisy Werthan, an elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta, is determined to maintain her independence. However, when she crashes her car, her son, Boolie, arranges for her to have a chauffeur, an African-American driver named Hoke Colburn.
Rated: 3.5/4 • Jul 26, 2022. Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy), an elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta, is determined to maintain her independence. However, when she crashes her car, her son ...
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The 1989 Best Picture Oscar (R) winner with Jessica Tandy as a spunky Southern lady and Morgan Freeman as her faithful chauffeur. 8,079 IMDb 7.3 1 h 38 min 1990. X-Ray PG. Drama · Comedy · Heartwarming · Touching. Available to rent or buy.
Driving Miss Daisy is a play by American playwright Alfred Uhry, about the relationship of an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn, from 1948 to 1973. The play was the first in Uhry's Atlanta Trilogy, which deals with Jewish residents of that city in the early 20th century.
