Driving Miss Daisy

1989 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 120,415 VOTES · DIR. Bruce Beresford

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Overview

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,067 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:45 I'm gone to the market, Idella.
00:06:29 I'll cancel the appointment and fix my own hair.
00:09:06 I done it. Now what?
00:12:01 ...but she can't fire you. Understand?
00:16:20 She'd be a whole church choir by herself!
00:19:58 ...has no business dragging herself onto a trolley carrying grocery bags.
00:23:01 - No. - All right, then!
00:27:44 Yes.
00:31:22 - He stole a can of salmon? - Here it is!
00:36:01 We been out to this cemetery 3 times this month already.
00:38:48 R!
00:43:03 I bet he'd jump out of his grave and snatch her baldheaded.
00:46:25 And this here new one, if Miss Daisy don't take to it...
00:49:49 The air conditioning...
00:54:41 Thank you, ma'am.
00:59:58 Fine. How's Hoke?
01:03:18 Mah jongg.
01:10:06 I expect she was.
01:14:10 I remember one time back down there in Macon.
01:17:28 All the really smart ones come from New York, don't they?
01:21:41 ...segregation has placed the South...
01:25:32 What can I do for you?
01:30:27 I suppose you don't see her very much.
01:35:05 Here comes some more.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,067
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:00:45
Final line01:35:05

Production Record

DirectorBruce Beresford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,500,000
Revenue$145,793,296
IMDb votes120,415