Driving Miss Daisy (1989)


Jessica Tandy           Daisy Werthan
Morgan Freeman          Hoke Coleburn
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
Crystal R. Fox          Katie Bell
Bob Hannah (II)         Red Mitchell
Ray McKinnon            1st Trooper
Ashley Josey            2nd Trooper
Jack Rousso             Slick
Fred Faser              Insurance Agent
Indra A. Thomas         Soloist

Directed by:            Bruce Beresford
Produced by:            David Brown, Jake Eberts, Richard D. Zanuck


The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize . 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. 

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The relationship between a 70-year-old Southern woman and her black chauffeur, spanning 20 years.

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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.