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| Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 1494
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 085392334025
ISBN: 079077237X
UPC: 085392334025
EAN: 9780790772370
ASIN: B000087F7D
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1990
Release Date: February 4, 2003
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Condition: ******BRAND NEW****** THE SOURCE FOR RARE MEDIA, THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SATISFIED, AND OVER 250 000 ITEMS IN STOCK, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~
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Product Description
Story of a friendship between a headstrong refined Southern woman and her patient chauffeur.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video
Winner of the Academy Award for best picture of 1989, this gracefully moving drama, adapted from the hit play by Alfred Uhry, chronicles the 25-year friendship between a stubborn, aging Southern widow (Jessica Tandy) and her loyal chauffeur (Morgan Freeman). At first, the self-sufficient Miss Daisy is reluctant to accept the services of a chauffeur, but Hoke is quiet, wise, and tolerant, and as the years pass the unlikely friends develop a deep mutual respect and admiration. Tandy deservedly won the Oscar for her sassy and sensitive performance, and Freeman earned an Oscar nomination for bringing quiet depth and integrity to his memorable role. Ironically, director Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies) was not nominated, but the film won Oscars for makeup and for Uhry's screenplay, in addition to a supporting actor nomination for Dan Aykroyd as Daisy's supportive son. Delicate, funny, and bittersweet, Driving Miss Daisy was a surprise hit when released, and marked the crowning achievement of Tandy's great career. --Jeff Shannon
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 Simply A Great Movie May 17, 2008
I can remember when my husband took me, our then 9-year-old daughter, and his mother to see this movie when it was in the theaters. I loved it then and I love it every bit as much now. There were many scenes where Miss Tandy, as Miss Daisy, reminded me of my husband's mother (who is gone now). I shed many a tear as I watch the movie because its story is so poignant - and I will always miss my husband's mother.
I won't go into a synopsis since I really can't add anything more to what's already been posted without giving away too much of the plot. But I will say that the beautiful storyline and the fine acting abilities of both Miss Tandy and Mr. Freeman make this film one of my favorites. I have it in video but bought the DVD to add to my collection of movies that I enjoy watching on a late Friday or Saturday night.
Don't miss this gem of a movie!
Driving Miss Daisy.....excellent classic. May 10, 2008
This film was just as good as when I watched it as a kid, even better now that I got some of the subtle humor!
 some gliches May 5, 2008
This was a great movie, but the quality of the dvd is questionable, because were some gliches in the viewing and had to fast forward to continue the movie.
Unlikely friendship. May 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Driving Miss Daisy is a sweet and timeless story of two strangers who strike up a friendship that last for many years. Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman are perfection together, they play such opposite characters but their differences bring them closer. Dan Aykroyd is also great in this film, he is such an under-rated actor. I highly recommend this gem, enjoy!
MAMA, MAMA April 30, 2008
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
Driving Miss Daisy DVD
Driving Miss Daisy is a delightful movie which stars two of my favorite actors, Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman. Tandy plays an elderly Southern white woman who is Jewish, the wife of a deceased textile mill owner who has grown too old to drive safely. Freemann plays her chauffer(Lord knows you need a driver, and I needs a job) Freeman makes you a believer in his character immediately, Tandy plays an outstanding elderly Southern white woman, I'm not sure about the Jewish part, I'll have to let Jewish person decide that.
Anyhow this movie is an adaptation of Alfred Uhry's play about the friendship that develops between Tandy's character and Freeman's character over the years that he drove her.
Highly recommended for all English speaking people every where.
I don't know if these two actors won an Academy Award or not, but, if not, they were robbed,
Dan Aykroyd plays Booley, Tandy's son.
Gunner, April, 2008
I checked on Awards and this is what I found:
Awards
In 1989, Driving Miss Daisy was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning in the Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Makeup, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. The film is the only movie based on an off-broadway production to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture.[2] Then eighty-year old Jessica Tandy's winning of the Best Actress award was also a history making event, as she was the oldest person to ever win the award.[2]
It also won three Golden Globe awards, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Morgan Freeman), and Best Actress (Jessica Tandy) in the Comedy/Musical genre. At the 1989 Writers Guild of America Awards, the movie again won an award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Rounding out its US 1989 awards, the film won Best Picture and Best Actor from the National Board of Review.
In the United Kingdom, the movie was nominated for four British Academy Film Awards in 1990, with Jessica Tandy winning in the Best Actress category.
ALL WELL DESERVED !
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