Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009
Driving Miss Daisy
$106,593,296
Tagline: The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize.
Naturally, it won Best Picture at the Oscars. Jessica Tandy (who would also win Best Actress) plays the elderly widow Daisy Werthan, who is no longer able to drive. Despite resisting change, she's eventually won over by Morgan Freeman's character Hoke, a chauffer. Driving Miss Daisy spans 25 years of that gentle relationship and, at times, it feels that long.
Quote: Daisy Werthan (Tandy): Hoke?
Hoke Colburn (Freeman): Yes'm.
Daisy Werthan: You're my best friend.
Hoke Colburn: No, go on Miss Daisy.
Daisy Werthan: No, really, you are ...
TIME's Take: "One cannot speak too highly of the subtlety that two great actors, Freeman and Tandy, bring to their roles."