| Driving Miss Daisy | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Lili Fini Zanuck Richard D. Zanuck |
| Written by | Alfred Uhry |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Esther Rolle |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Editing by | Mark Warner |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | December 15, 1989[1] |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,500,000 |
| Gross revenue | $145,793,296[1] |
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Driving Miss Daisy is a 1987 play by Alfred Uhry about the relationship of an elderly Southern Jewish lady and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn, from 1948 to 1973. Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940 is an Academy Award -nominated Australian film director writer and producer Richard Darryl Zanuck (born December 13, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American film producer Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Peter James may refer to Peter James (historian Peter James (writer (born 1948 Peter Francis James, African-American Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician and businessman from the U Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The original off-Broadway production starred Dana Ivey and Morgan Freeman. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Dana Robins Ivey (born August 14, 1942) is an American Character actress. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. The first production took place at Playwrights Horizons Theatre on 42nd Street in New York. It later moved down the street to the John Houseman Theatre. Ivey's performance garnered her an Obie Award as Best Actress. The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater The play was the first in Uhry's "Atlanta Trilogy" dealing with Jewish residents of that city in the early 20th century. The play was Uhry's most successful, winning him the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the It was performed in London's West End in 1988, with Dame Wendy Hiller as Miss Daisy Werthan. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage
In 1989, the play was adapted for a Warner Brothers film with Morgan Freeman reprising his role and Miss Daisy played by Jessica Tandy. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, her synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns. Hoke is rarely seen out of Miss Daisy's presence, although the title implies that the story is told from his perspective.
The film won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Picture. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working It is also, as of 2008, the last PG-rated film to win that title. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Plot
It is 1948 and Mrs. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ("Miss") Daisy Werthan, a 72-year-old widow, lives in Atlanta, Georgia, alone except for an African American housemaid named Idella. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Maid is also a shortened form of " Maiden " an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a Virgin. After a driving mishap where her Chrysler automobile is totaled, Miss Daisy’s son Boolie tells her she will have to get a chauffeur because no insurance company will insure her. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 A chauffeur is an individual who operates any self-propelled vehicle ( Automobile) for a profession. She refuses, but Boolie is determined to find her one. Meanwhile, she is stuck at home and is unable to run errands or visit friends.
Boolie finds a man named Hoke Colburn, who had driven for a local judge until he died, and he decided to remain in the area rather than accompany the widow when she moved away.
Miss Daisy at first refuses to let Hoke drive her, going so far as to walk to the local Piggly Wiggly. Piggly Wiggly is a Supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States run by Piggly Wiggly Corporation It is revealed that her reluctance to be driven around is because she is embarrassed. People might think she is either too old to drive, or so well off that she can afford a driver.
Daisy comes to accept Hoke and the fact that she needs him to drive her around. Miss Daisy finds out that Hoke cannot read, so she teaches him how to read. Over the years Hoke drives Daisy in a succession of vehicles including a Hudson Commodore and a series of Cadillacs. The Hudson Commodore was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan between 1941 and 1952 model year Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. When it became time to trade in the car for a new vehicle, Hoke often purchases the previous car and uses it as his personal vehicle.
Miss Daisy has Hoke drive her to her brother's 90th birthday party in Mobile, Alabama. Hoke reveals, during the trip, that it is the first time that he has left his home state of Georgia. During their trip from Atlanta to Mobile, Daisy realizes in several circumstances that Hoke's race affects how others treat him; her eyes are further opened to the social aspects of racial prejudice. As Daisy and Hoke spend time together, she gains appreciation for Hoke's many skills.
One day in 1963, while watching television in the kitchen, Idella dies. Miss Daisy is saddened because Idella was very close to her. She and her family attend the funeral, being the only white people in attendance at the funeral.
The racism and prejudice that permeated American society is explored in this movie, especially when Hoke is questioned by a pair of racist highway patrolmen, who also make out-of-earshot comments about Miss Daisy being an "old Jew woman" and Hoke being an "old nigger". A highway patrol is either a Police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing Traffic safety Compliance on roads and highways After her synagogue is bombed Daisy realizes that she, as a Jew, is subject to many of the same prejudices as Hoke. But in the course of the movie, American society undergoes radical changes, and Miss Daisy soon attends a dinner in which Dr. Martin Luther King gives a speech. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader She initially invites Boolie to the dinner, but he declines, and suggests that Miss Daisy invite Hoke. Miss Daisy does not mention the invitation to Hoke until he is driving her to the dinner. Her reluctance to invite Hoke underlines the passive racism that often goes unnoticed when compared with more open and aggravated racism.
A few years later, Hoke comes to her house to find her in a confused and agitated state. He calls Boolie and tells him his mother is upset. Before her son arrives Miss Daisy tells Hoke that he's her best friend and holds his hand. Her son arranges for her to enter a retirement home.
Two years later, in 1973, the family home is sold, and Hoke has given up driving. Hoke is now 85 and Miss Daisy is 97. Boolie and Hoke meet at Miss Daisy's house one final time before the new owner takes possession, and they drive over to the retirement home to visit Miss Daisy. The movie ends with Hoke feeding Miss Daisy a piece of pie.
Awards
In 1989, Driving Miss Daisy was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning in the Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The film is the only movie based on an off-broadway production to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture. [2] Then eighty-year old Jessica Tandy's winning of the Best Actress award was also a history making event, as she was the oldest person to ever win the award. [2]
It also won three Golden Globe awards, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Morgan Freeman), and Best Actress (Jessica Tandy) in the Comedy/Musical genre. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner At the 1989 Writers Guild of America Awards, the movie again won an award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in Film, Television, and Radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of Rounding out its US 1989 awards, the film won Best Picture and Best Actor from the National Board of Review. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor
In the United Kingdom, the movie was nominated for four British Academy Film Awards in 1990, with Jessica Tandy winning in the Best Actress category. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Academy Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by BAFTA.
Media
Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer, who won a BMI Film Music Award and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for his work. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The score was performed entirely by Zimmer, done electronically using samplers and synthesizers, and did not feature a single live instrument. The soundtrack was issued on Varese Sarabande. Varèse Sarabande is a Record label which specializes in Film scores and original cast recordings.
DVD
- U. S. release: April 30, 1997
- Special edition: February 4, 2003
Media References
- In the movie Stay Tuned, one of the various parodies was called "Driving Over Miss Daisy. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " It featured Mr. Spike running over an old lady, then attempting to run over the main protagonist with the car shortly afterwards.
- In the second season of the British teen drama Skins, while attending a fancy dress party, the cast seem surprised to see their friend Chris come in full costume as Miss Daisy, with their friend Kenneth as Holke Coburn. Chris later claims that it is the best film ever, as well as the only film he's seen, barring pornographic films.
References
- ^ a b Driving Miss Daisy. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ a b Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2003-09-02). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. "Academy's Diamond Anniversary Screening Series to Feature "Driving Miss Daisy"". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- Driving Miss Daisy at the Internet Movie Database
- Driving Miss Daisy at Allmovie
- Driving Miss Daisy at Rotten Tomatoes
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