DVD

Driving Miss Daisy / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford.

Beresford, Bruce. (Added Author). Zanuck, Richard D. (Added Author). Zanuck, Lili Fini. (Added Author). Uhry, Alfred. (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Tandy, Jessica. (Added Author). Aykroyd, Dan. (Added Author). LuPone, Patti. (Added Author). Rolle, Esther. (Added Author). Uhry, Alfred. Driving Miss Daisy. (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Zanuck Company. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle. (Cast).

Summary:

In 1948, Miss Daisy Werthan, an elderly, cranky ex-school teacher from Atlanta, crashes her new Packard through a retaining wall into her neighbor's yard. Her concerned son Boolie reasons she no longer is able to drive herself, and over her strenuous objections hires the gentle, tactful, and wily black widower Hoke Colburn to be her chauffeur. As a Jew, Miss Daisy is also the victim of prejudice, and she gradually overcomes her subconscious bigotry to see Hoke as a true friend. Beginning in frostiness, their slow changing relationship mirrors the changing racial climate in the south through the burgeoning of civil rights movement.

Set in Atlanta in the 1950's, a textile factory owner insists on hiring an ever-patient chauffeur for his aging head-strong mother. The Jewish woman and her African American driver eventually build a relationship over many years.

Record details

ISBN: 079077237X
ISBN: 9780790772370
ISBN: 9781419892561
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition, [widescreen version].
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©[2003]
Copyright: [©1989]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Based on the play by Alfred Uhry. Special features: three featurettes, Miss Daisy's journey: from stage to screen, Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star, plus an original 1989 featurette; feature-length commentary by director Bruce Beresford, writer Alfred Uhry, and producer Lili Fini Zanuck; theatrical trailer; cast/director/writer film highlights; awards notes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Accident -- Without a car -- Hoke to the rescue -- Chauffeur in the house -- Uneasy relations -- Drive to the store -- Putting on airs -- Missing salmon -- Cemetery reading lesson -- Werthan Christmas -- Car changes hands -- Bound for Mobile -- Troopers -- Alone in the dark -- Negotiations -- Idella's death -- Ice storm -- Temple bombing -- King dinner -- My best friend -- Old acquaintances -- Thanksgiving visit -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Peter James ; editor, Mark Warner ; music, Hans Zimmer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; digitally processed.
Language Note:	English (surround stereo), French (surround stereo) and Spanish (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Academy Award winner 1989, Best picture; Best actress (Jessica Tandy) Best adapted screenplay (Alfred Uhry).