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Actors: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Driving Miss Daisy |
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Set in the South, circa World War II, the film focuses on two good friends. One is a black chauffeur, the other is an old white lady he is hired to drive for. Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman display beautiful chemistry together, and their characters prove that people of different races can get along if they take the time to know each other very well.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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When elderly Southern lady Daisy Werthan (Tandy) climbs into her car, accidentally puts it in reverse, and drives into her neighbor's yard, her son Boolie (Aykroyd) decides she'd better have a chauffeur and hires black Hoke Colburn (Freeman). Sassy Daisy is not exactly prejudiced, but she's very resistant to change. Calm spirit Hoke gradually wins her over, however. Set in 1950s Atlanta, the story arcs across 20 years, skimming through the civil rights era and Martin Luther King's activism, but basically it's the story of how two people come to care for each other. The 1989 film, directed by Aussie Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry based on his successful play, took 4 Oscars, including Best Film. It's sweet, amusing, and very pleasant.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Driving Miss Daisy |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Culture of surrounding area:
- American South
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- servant
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 40's-50's
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- white
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- fort/military installation
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- play
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