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| Genre/Form: | Films for the hearing impaired Comedy films Feature films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama Teatro |
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| Named Person: | Alfred Uhry |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alfred Uhry; Richard D Zanuck; Lili Fini Zanuck; Bruce Beresford; Morgan Freeman; Jessica Tandy; Dan Aykroyd; Patti LuPone; Esther Rolle; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Zanuck Company.; Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 079077237X 9780790772370 |
| OCLC Number: | 51649379 |
| Language Note: | In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1989. Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Trailer (2 min.); Commentary [optional audio feature]; Awards [text feature]; Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star [featurette] (7 min.); Driving Miss Daisy [Original featurette] (6 min.); Miss Daisy's journey: From stage to screen [featurette] (19 min.). |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Peter James ; editor, Mark Warner ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; music composed by Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Elizabeth McBride. |
| Cast: | Morgan Freeman (Hoke Colburn), Jessica Tandy (Daisy Werthan), Dan Aykroyd (Boolie Werthan), Patti Lupone (Florine Werthan), Esther Rolle (Idella). |
| Production notes: | "Driving Miss Daisy" was first produced Off-Broadway by Playwrights Horizons, New York City in 1987. |
| Awards: | Winner, 1990 Academy Awards for Best Makeup--Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, Kevin Haney; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium--Alfred Uhry; Best Actress in a Leading Role--Jessica Tandy; Best Picture--Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated PG; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated PG. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Region 1; Dolby surround stereo (English and French), Dolby mono (Spanish).; widescreen presentation, preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. |
| Contents: | Accident -- Without a car -- Hoke to the rescue -- Chauffeur in the house -- Uneasy relations -- Drive to the store -- Putting on airs -- Missing salmon -- Cemetery reading lesson -- Werthan Christmas -- Car changes hands -- Bound for Mobile -- Troopers -- Alone in the dark -- Negotiations -- Idella's death -- Ice storm -- Temple bombing -- King dinner -- My best friend -- Old acquaintances -- Thanksgiving visit -- End credits. |
| Other Titles: | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry, based on his play ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 213605 |
Abstract:
In 1948, Miss Daisy Werthan, an elderly, cranky ex-school teacher from Atlanta, crashes her new Packard through a retaining wall into her neighbor's yard. Her concerned son Boolie reasons she no longer is able to drive herself, and over her strenuous objections hires the gentle, tactful, and wily black widower Hoke Colburn to be her chauffeur. As a Jew, Miss Daisy is also the victim of prejudice, and she gradually overcomes her subconscious bigotry to see Hoke as a true friend. Beginning in frostiness, their slow changing relationship mirrors the changing racial climate in the south through the burgeoning of civil rights movement.
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