Driving Miss Daisy1989
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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Critic Consensus: While it's fueled in part by outdated stereotypes, Driving Miss Daisy takes audiences on a heartwarming journey with a pair of outstanding actors.
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Cast
as Daisy Werthan
as Hoke Colburn
as Boolie Werthan
as Florine Werthan
as Idella

as Miss McClatchey

as Oscar

as Dr. Weil

as Nonie

as Miriam

as Beulah

as Neighbor Lady

as Katie Bell

as Red Mitchell

as Slick

as Insurance Agent

as Soloist
as Trooper #1

as Trooper #2
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Critic Reviews for Driving Miss Daisy
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This is a chamber movie with the courage to stay small and resonant.

Freeman is note-perfect with Hoke's dignified warmth, and Tandy, whose every moment on screen is an acting lesson, turns in what by far is the most hauntingly elegant performance of the year.

Every one of these dramatic maelstroms manages to appear fresh because Freeman and Tandy somehow manage to come up with new approaches, meting out complementary aspects of their characters.

Fine acting, subtle direction, good writing, in fact, a film for everyone to appreciate and enjoy.
The movie never resorts to sentimentality. It has a dry wit as well as genuine warmth. Best of all it is the perfect showcase for two deserving actors -- Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman.

One of the year's best films, a rarity in that a play has been successfully transferred to film without having the dialogue seem "written."
Audience Reviews for Driving Miss Daisy
Why this movie won so many Oscars is something that escapes me, given its annoying and poorly-paced narrative that forces us to endure an unbearable old lady and feels tremendously episodic trying to span 25 years with skips in time that are never fluid.
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Driving Miss Daisy, I thought was a pretty good film, but was nowhere near the grand scale it has been described as. I'm not saying that it's a bad affair, but I feel it's a bit overrated as well. Morgan Freeman has made far better films than this, but here he delivers a very good performance, but compared to other pictures he's done, this one just doesn't stand out. The film is good for what it is, but I don't feel that it's a classic either. The story is good, charming and fun, and it boasts some engaging performances, but at times you feel that the film could have been much more as well. The film feels like it tries too hard at grabbing your attention and it should be effortless in doing so. Miss Daisy is good, but I simply didn't see how great it is. I personally feel there are far better films out there. Luckily the film is entertaining for what it is, but I would call this film a film that only warrants one viewing because I feel that it's necessarily a film that doesn't need to be seen time and time again. Driving Miss Daisy is entertaining and good for what it is, but it doesn't stand out as powerful picture and a film classic by any means. The cast do a fine job in their roles, but I felt that the story could have been polished a bit, and it should have had the potential of being a truly great film. The film is unfortunately a prime example of typical Oscar bate, only designed to appeal to the Academy, but when you actually watch it, you wonder why this film is so good. I mean this picture is entertaining, well acted and good, but it's nowhere near as good as everyone has claimed it to be.

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This is an undeniably sweet movie, that you cant help but enjoy, i love morgan freemans laugh in this movie its so funny, although at times the uneducated character can become a bit annoying, that said it is a sweet, amusing movie, its debateable whether it is solely deserving of the awards although the acting is superb the movie is nothing spectacular to make you wow i love that movie its amazing because it quite simply isnt. I did enjoy and is worth the watch! sweet drama comedy.

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Driving Miss Daisy Quotes
Miss Daisy Werthan: | I've never been prejudiced in my life and you know it. |
Boolie Werthan: | (talking about the Martin Luther King dinner) Okay, then why don't you ask Hoke to go with you? |
Boolie Werthan: | Okay, then why don't you ask Hoke to go with you? |
Miss Daisy Werthan: | Hoke? Don't be ridiculous. He wouldn't go. |
Hoke Colburn: | (driving Daisy to Mobile) Did I ever tell you about the first time I've ever been outside the state of Georgia. |
Hoke Colburn: | Did I ever tell you about the first time I've ever been outside the state of Georgia. |
Miss Daisy Werthan: | No, when was that? |