Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
	Theatrical release poster by Dave Christensen
Directed by	Bruce Beresford
Screenplay by	Alfred Uhry
Based on	Driving Miss Daisy; 1987 play; by Alfred Uhry
Produced by	Richard D. Zanuck; Lili Fini Zanuck;
Starring	Morgan Freeman; Jessica Tandy; Dan Aykroyd; Patti LuPone; Esther Rolle;
Cinematography	Peter James
Edited by	Mark Warner
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; company	The Zanuck Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (North America & United Kingdom); Allied Filmmakers; Majestic Films International (International);
Release date	December 15, 1989;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7.5 million
Box office	$145.8 million

Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his role from the original Off-Broadway production.

The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a twenty-five-year period.

Driving Miss Daisy was a critical and commercial success upon its release and at the 62nd Academy Awards received nine nominations, and won four: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay.^[5] As of 2024^[update], it is the most recent PG-rated film to have won Best Picture.

^ "Driving Miss Daisy Movie Poster".
^ ^a ^b Fabrikant, Geraldine (March 6, 1990). "How Major Studios Missed a Hit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Driving Miss Daisy (1989)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Driving Miss Daisy". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

[1] "Driving Miss Daisy Movie Poster".

[NYTimes-2] Fabrikant, Geraldine (March 6, 1990). "How Major Studios Missed a Hit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

[afi-3] "Driving Miss Daisy (1989)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] "Driving Miss Daisy". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[Oscars1990-5] "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

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