Driving Miss Daisy
“The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.”
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.
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Cast
24 people
Morgan Freeman
Hoke Colburn
Known for
Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
Jessica Tandy
Daisy Werthan
Known for
The Birds
Fried Green Tomatoes
Dan Aykroyd
Boolie Werthan
Known for
Ghostbusters
Trading Places
Patti LuPone
Florine Werthan
Known for
Agatha All Along
Penny Dreadful
Esther Rolle
Idella
Known for
Good Times
The Mighty Quinn
Joann Havrilla
Miss McClatchey
No other roles listed
William Hall Jr.
Oscar
Known for
Safety Not Guaranteed
Boy Culture
Alvin M. Sugarman
Dr. Weil
No other roles listed
Clarice F. Geigerman
Nonie
No other roles listed
Muriel Moore
Miriam
Known for
The Big Chill
Sylvia Kaler
Beulah
No other roles listed
Carolyn Gold
Neighbor Lady
Bruce Beresford Director · Alfred Uhry Screenplay Hans Zimmer Composer
Worldwide gross $146M · Budget $7.5M · United States release December 13, 1989
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$145,793,296
Gross vs. budget
19.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Majestic Films International
Production
Allied Filmmakers
Production
The Zanuck Company
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
United States · December 11, 1989
Premiere · Washington, D.C.
United States · December 13, 1989
Limited theatrical
United States
January 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Australia
March 15, 1990 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 23, 1990 · Theatrical
Canada
March 13, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
April 27, 1990 · Theatrical
Ecuador
August 14, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
April 28, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
April 27, 1990 · Theatrical
France
June 13, 1990 · Theatrical
June 15, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
June 15, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 1, 1990 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 22, 1990 · Theatrical · West Germany
June 15, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
June 15, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
April 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 23, 1990 · Theatrical
Israel
March 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
June 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
May 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 13, 1989 · Limited theatrical
February 2, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
April 6, 1990 · Theatrical
April 5, 2002 · TV · Net 5
October 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
September 11, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
July 10, 2014 · TV
Portugal
March 9, 1990 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 29, 1999 · TV · Markíza
March 19, 2005 · TV · STV 2
South Korea
May 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
March 14, 1990 · Theatrical · ICAA 205490
Sweden
April 6, 1990 · Theatrical
October 11, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Taiwan
March 24, 1990 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 27, 1990 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 18, 2008 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
February 23, 1990 · Theatrical
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