An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
- Director
- Writer
- Alfred Uhry(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writer
- Alfred Uhry(screenplay)
- Stars
- Won 4 Oscars
- 21 wins & 24 nominations total
Patti LuPone
- Florine Werthan
- (as Patti Lupone)
Jo Ann Havrilla
- Miss McClatchey
- (as Joann Havrilla)
Crystal Fox
- Katie Bell
- (as Crystal R. Fox)
- Director
- Writer
- Alfred Uhry(screenplay) (play)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJessica Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan. At age 81, she is the oldest winner of a Best Actress Oscar. She was the oldest winner for a competitive Oscar until 2012 when Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners (2010) at age 82. He is still the oldest acting winner and nominee (having been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for All the Money in the World (2017) at age 88). He was later usurped by James Ivory who won Best Adapted Screenplay for Call Me by Your Name (2017) at age 89.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the movie, Daisy comes out to her car, and gets in. She turns the ignition key, and immediately, we hear the engine start. This is technically incorrect and misleading. In those days (late 1940's and early 1950's), the ignition and the starter were two separate control devices. For this Chrysler automobile, what we should have seen is this: We should have seen her turn the key, which turns on the ignition, nothing more. After that, we should have seen her press the starter button, which actually starts the engine.
- Quotes
Daisy Werthan: Hoke?
Hoke Colburn: Yes'm.
Daisy Werthan: You're my best friend.
Hoke Colburn: No, go on Miss Daisy.
Daisy Werthan: No, really, you are...
[Takes Hoke's hand]
Daisy Werthan: You are.
Hoke Colburn: Yes'm.
- Crazy creditsFilm title logo appears at the end of closing credits
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
- SoundtracksAfter The Ball
(1892)
Words and Music by Charles Harris (as Charles K. Harris)
Sung a cappella by Jessica Tandy (uncredited)
Published by Charles K. Harris Publishing Company, Inc.
Review
Featured review
More than meets the eye
This is a film about a lot of things - old age, relationships, assimilation and change. Some will say its too saccherine, or not a realistic look at the civil rights struggle, but they miss the point. Miss Daisy is part of a smaller minority within a majority; while not mistreated the way Hoke would be, she's still an outsider. It takes her until the end of the movie (and, since she's in her 90's, her life) to realize that she and Hoke are perhaps more similar than they thought.
I recall that Dan Aykroyd did the role of Booley for union scale pay, he was so anxious to play a serious role; it paid off handsomely, as Dan was nominated for an academy award. Tandy is wonderful, and I don't think it's humanly possible for Morgan Freeman to turn in a bad performance. Some have criticized Freeman for being such a subservient character, but they also miss the point of what it was to be an older black servant in the 1950's. A fine effort and a great family movie.
I recall that Dan Aykroyd did the role of Booley for union scale pay, he was so anxious to play a serious role; it paid off handsomely, as Dan was nominated for an academy award. Tandy is wonderful, and I don't think it's humanly possible for Morgan Freeman to turn in a bad performance. Some have criticized Freeman for being such a subservient character, but they also miss the point of what it was to be an older black servant in the 1950's. A fine effort and a great family movie.
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- the_mad_mckenna
- Jul 5, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- I er tjänst, Miss Daisy
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $106,593,296
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $73,745
- Dec 17, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $145,793,296
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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