Driving Miss Daisy
"The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship."
1989-12-13
7.236
en 99mDrama
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.
Executive Producer
David Brown
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Set Decoration
Crispian Sallis
Screenplay
Alfred Uhry
Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer
Producer
Robert Doudell
individual chauffeur culture clash self-discovery widow 1970s atlanta pulitzer prize civil rights racial segregation based on play or musical car accident unlikely friendship elderly african american servant 1940s 1950s 1960s elderly lady race relations
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$145,793,296Budget
$7,500,000Countries
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
Companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Majestic Films International
- Allied Filmmakers
- The Zanuck Company
