Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Driving Miss Daisy

Bruce Beresford, 1989

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Driving Miss Daisy
Alfred Uhry, 1987

Driving Miss Daisy is a movie directed by Bruce Beresford in 1989 and based on the play of the same name by Alfred Uhry, first published in 1987. The movie features Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Joann Havrilla, and others.

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RATING

7.3

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Movie Poster: Driving Miss Daisy (Bruce Beresford, 1989)

8.5

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Book Cover: Driving Miss Daisy (Alfred Uhry, 1987)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Driving Miss Daisy, the 1987 book by Alfred Uhry.

Driving Miss Daisy

Read by: Angela Lansbury

Storyline

In 1948, Daisy Werthan, or Miss Daisy, a 72-year-old wealthy, Jewish, widowed, retired schoolteacher, lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia, except for a black housekeeper, Idella. When Miss Daisy drives her 1946 Chrysler Windsor into her neighbor’s yard, her 40-year-old son Boolie buys her a 1949 Hudson Commodore and hires Hoke Colburn, a black chauffeur.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Driving Miss Daisy, the 1989 movie by Bruce Beresford

Year

1989

Minutes

99

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Driving Miss Daisy

Country: USA

Year: 1989

Length: 1h39m

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Cover of Driving Miss Daisy, the 1987 book by Alfred Uhry

Year

1987

Pages

80

Book Rate

8.52

S: Goodreads

Book

Driving Miss Daisy

Country: USA

First published in: 1987

Length: 80 pages

Genre: Play

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