Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Chauffeur Hoke Colburn (Freeman) sits in the front seat of the
car with his hands on the steering wheel, but the driver's seat is
really behind him. That's where Miss Daisy (Tandy) sits.
Miss Daisy doesn't want the chauffeur her son (Aykroyd) has
provided, and she won't give in. And neither will Hoke. For two
people so different, they have a lot in common. And the bumpy road
they travel ultimately leads to the friendship of a
lifetime.
Starting in 1948, we follow Miss Daisy and Hoke
for a period of 25 years. They drive around together, they
chat a lot, they appear to like each other - end of movie.
Alfred Uhry adapted his own play for the big-screen, and
although the film's stage roots do show (the action remains very
dialogue-intense), some settings vary and it is not at all
claustrophobic.
Driving Miss Daisy received Academy Awards for Best
Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Screenplay and Best
Makeup.
The movie also attracted criticism from some African American
groups as perpetuating and celebrating the demeaning way in which
blacks used to be treated in the USA.
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