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Driving Miss Daisy / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry, based on his play ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and Lily Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford.

Uhry, Alfred. (Added Author). Zanuck, Richard D. (Added Author). Zanuck, Lili Fini. (Added Author). Beresford, Bruce. (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Tandy, Jessica. (Added Author). Aykroyd, Dan. (Added Author). LuPone, Patti. (Added Author). Rolle, Esther. (Added Author). James, Peter, 1947- (Added Author). Warner, Mark (Mark Roy) (Added Author). Zimmer, Hans. (Added Author). Uhry, Alfred. Driving Miss Daisy. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Zanuck Company. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle. (Cast).

Summary:

Set in Atlanta in the 1950's, a textile factory owner insists on hiring an ever-patient chauffeur for his aging head-strong mother. The Jewish woman and her African American driver eventually build a relationship over many years.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419892568
  • ISBN: 9781419892561
  • ISBN: 9780790772370
  • ISBN: 079077237X
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Special features: commentary by director Bruce Beresford, writer Alfred Uhry, and producer Lili Fini Zanuck; 3 featurettes: Miss Daisy's journey: from stage to screen, Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star, and 1989 making-of; theatrical trailer; cast/crew film highlights; awards notes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Peter James; editor, Mark Warner; music, Hans Zimmer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; dual-layer format; widescreen; Dolby Digital, Dolby surround stereo (English and French), Dolby mono (Spanish).
Language Note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French, Spanish or English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
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.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Jewish women > Georgia > Atlanta > Drama.
Older women > Georgia > Atlanta > Drama.
Chauffeurs > Drama.
African American men > Georgia > Atlanta > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Georgia > Atlanta > Drama.
Genre: Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.

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Gettysburg Library A-DVD DR (Text) 35740633669429 DVD Available -

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