Driving Miss Daisy
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
- genus: Drama
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Majestic Films International, Allied Filmmakers, The Zanuck Company
- keyword: individual, chauffeur, culture clash, self-discovery, widow, 1970s, atlanta, pulitzer prize, civil rights, racial segregation, based on play or musical, car accident, unlikely friendship, elderly, african american servant, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, elderly lady, race relations
- cast: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Joann Havrilla
