Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition) | 
| Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 1821
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: WARD23340D
ISBN: 079077237X
UPC: 853923340254
EAN: 9780790772370
ASIN: B000087F7D
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1990
Release Date: February 4, 2003
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Product Description
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffer in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
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Winner of the Academy Award for best picture of 1989, this gracefully moving drama, adapted from the hit play by Alfred Uhry, chronicles the 25-year friendship between a stubborn, aging Southern widow (Jessica Tandy) and her loyal chauffeur (Morgan Freeman). At first, the self-sufficient Miss Daisy is reluctant to accept the services of a chauffeur, but Hoke is quiet, wise, and tolerant, and as the years pass the unlikely friends develop a deep mutual respect and admiration. Tandy deservedly won the Oscar for her sassy and sensitive performance, and Freeman earned an Oscar nomination for bringing quiet depth and integrity to his memorable role. Ironically, director Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies) was not nominated, but the film won Oscars for makeup and for Uhry's screenplay, in addition to a supporting actor nomination for Dan Aykroyd as Daisy's supportive son. Delicate, funny, and bittersweet, Driving Miss Daisy was a surprise hit when released, and marked the crowning achievement of Tandy's great career. --Jeff Shannon
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 Driving Ms Daisy July 1, 2009
Linda Hamilton (Clearwater Florida)
Driving Ms Daisy is an all time classic and should be viewed by all from time to time. We should all learn how to treat our elderly. Too many forgotten.
Ages Well April 21, 2009
gardenette (West Coast)
This film, if you can believe it, is 20 yrs. old! Normally, one has to make allowances when watching older films, for cultural disconnect and production values, but this film holds ups perfectly after all these years. If it were released today it would be just a popular as it was then. Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy's acting is superb and will go down in history as some of the best performances in film ever. If all that doesn't convince you to check this one out, I don't know what will!
 Pleasant, Nostalgic, Enjoyable if You Are Patient. April 19, 2009
Frederick Baptist (Singapore)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a thoroughly enjoyable film for fans of its genre which can be described as nostalgia. Other films that would more or less fall into this category include "Diner", "American Grafitti" and even "Easy Rider" as they try to depict a time and a way of life that used to be. In this sense, "Driving Miss Daisy" is a shining light that represents its genre very well. The dvd version I got is the standard version and it appears from the other reviews that it's a good thing as I at least get the top and bottom frames intact while apparently sacrficing a little at the sides. The picture quality is also good and the sound quality is decent too coming in Dolby Surround Stereo. There are no special features of note though which is the one drawback if you are into making-of documentaries, interviews etc.
The story develops slowly but not too slow so as to become boring or tiresome and is a wonderful story of how friendship and mutual respect can grow and develop over time transcending "barriers" such as race, colour or creed. Certainly this is by no means the best ever film to have won the Best Picture Oscar but it is certainly not the worst such as "Gigi" and "Tom Jones" and unlike those two "Driving Miss Daisy" is still a good film in its own right and perhaps ironically the Oscar has become like an albatross around its neck as people have decided to overlook its charms and merits because they have decided to compare this with other previous winners such as "Lawrence of Arabia" or "Ben Hur".
Great script, great acting and great storytelling makes this a worthy nostalgia genre representative.
Recommended.
Going Home February 19, 2009
M. B. Munnell (Athens, GA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't watch this movie without crying...almost from the first scene...and I just get worse as the story moves along. It takes me home...back to the time when I was young, a simpler time, and connects me with people and incidents in my life. Yes, racial prejudice was rampant then and very wrong on an institutional level, but on a personal level, there was mutual love and respect between blacks and whites. This movie relects that accurately, showing Hoke unable to use restroom facilities, yet ending with Miss Daisy's declaration that he is her "best friend."
Morgan Freeman and Jessica Handy are perfect in their roles; only Dan Akroyd's "Boolie" doesn't quite ring true, mostly because of his fake Southern accent.
 Movie review February 5, 2009
T. Navarro (USA)
This movie really tugs at the ol' heart strings! It has been a favorite of mine for some time now, but I was surprised when my husband liked it after watching it for the first time!
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