Driving Miss Daisy [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Miss Daisy's journey from stage to screen. Jessica Tandy, theatre legend to screen star.
Notes:
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle. 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 ccreen, 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.
Summary:
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.
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