Driving Miss Daisy [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Other Titles: Driving Miss Daisy.
Edition: Special ed.; Widescreen version.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
ISBN: 079077237X
Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: Jewish women Georgia Atlanta Drama.
Older women Georgia Atlanta Drama.
Chauffeurs Atlanta Georgia Drama.
African American men Georgia Atlanta Drama.
Mothers and sons Georgia Atlanta Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Director of photography, Peter James ; editor, Mark Warner ; music, Hans Zimmer.
Performers: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti Lupone, Esther Rolle.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Notes: English (surround stereo), French (surround stereo) and Spanish (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Based on the play by Alfred Uhry.
Special features: three featurettes, Miss Daisy's journey: from stage to ccreen, Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star, plus an original 1989 featurette; feature-length commentary by director Bruce Beresford, writer Alfred Uhry, and producer Lili Fini Zanuck; theatrical trailer; cast/director/writer film highlights; awards notes.
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.