For the play, see Driving Miss Daisy (play). For the 2014 film of a theater production, see Driving Miss Daisy (2014 film).
Driving Miss Daisy
Theatrical release poster by Dave Christensen[1]
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Screenplay by
Alfred Uhry
Based on
Driving Miss Daisy 1987 play by Alfred Uhry
Produced by
Richard D. Zanuck
Lili Fini Zanuck
Starring
Morgan Freeman
Jessica Tandy
Dan Aykroyd
Patti LuPone
Esther Rolle
Cinematography
Peter James
Edited by
Mark Warner
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Production company
The Zanuck Company
Distributed by
Warner Bros.[2] (North America & United Kingdom)
Allied Filmmakers[3]
Majestic Films International[3] (International)
Release date
December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15)
Running time
99 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$7.5 million[2]
Box office
$145.8 million[4]
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his role from the original Off-Broadway production.
The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a twenty-five-year period.
Driving Miss Daisy was a critical and commercial success upon its release and at the 62nd Academy Awards received nine nominations, and won four: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay.[5] As of 2024[update], it is the most recent PG-rated film to have won Best Picture.
^"Driving Miss Daisy Movie Poster".
^ abFabrikant, Geraldine (March 6, 1990). "How Major Studios Missed a Hit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
^ ab"Driving Miss Daisy (1989)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"Driving Miss Daisy". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^"The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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