Driving Miss Daisy
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son
. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair’s life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
Title: Driving Miss Daisy
Release Date: 1989
Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Directors: Beresford, Bruce
- Actors:
- Freeman, Morgan as Hoke Colburn
- Tandy, Jessica as Daisy Werthan
- Aykroyd, Dan as Boolie Werthan
- LuPone, Patti as Florine Werthan
- Rolle, Esther as Idella
- Havrilla, Joann as Miss McClatchey
- Hall Jr., William as Oscar
- Sugarman, Alvin M. as Dr. Weil
- Geigerman, Clarice F. as Nonie
- Moore, Muriel as Miriam
- Kaler, Sylvia as Beulah
- Gold, Carolyn as Neighbor lady
- Fox, Crystal R. as Katie Bell (Boolie’’s cook)
- Hannah, Bob as Red Mitchell (Century Cadillac dealer)
- McKinnon, Ray as Alabama trooper #1