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Driving Miss Daisy

"The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship."

PG 1990 · 1h 39m · Drama
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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.

Theatrical
Jan 26, 1990
Box Office
$145.8M
Budget
$7.5M
Return
19.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 30, 1997
Theaters
2
Director
Bruce Beresford
Writer
Alfred Uhry
Producers
David Brown, Robert Doudell, Alfred Uhry
Music
Hans Zimmer
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Majestic Films International, Allied Filmmakers, The Zanuck Company
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A Lasting Friendship Through Unlikely Circumstances
Taglines The funny, touching and totally irresistable story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Comedy Explores Unique Friendship
Taglines The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize.
Hoke's Progress with Daisy's First Drive
Hoke Colburn (calling Boolie after convincing Daisy to be driven for the first time) Hello, Mr. Werthan? Yeah, it's me...guess where I'm at? I just finished drivin your mama to da store...yeah, she flap around some, but she alright, she in da store...oh, Lord, she just looked out the window and seen me on the phone...prob'ly gonna throw a fit right there at the checkout...yeah, you sho right about that...only took me six days, same time it took the Lord to make the world!...alright, bye now!
A Delicate Situation of Aging
Boolie Werthan What I need is for somebody to drive my mother around.
Hoke Colburn Well, if you don mind my askin', sir—how come she's not hirin for herself?
Boolie Werthan See, it's kind of a delicate situation.
Hoke Colburn Oh, yessir, yessir...done gone around the bend a little bit. Well, now, that'll happen as they get old...
Boolie Werthan Oh, no, she's all there. Too-much-there is the problem!
[Hoke laughs]

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