Driving Miss Daisy ( Hudson Commodore ) 1949
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film adapted from the Alfred Uhry play of the same name. The film was directed by Bruce Beresford, with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as Hoke Colburn (whom he also portrayed in the play) and Jessica Tandy playing Miss Daisy. The story defines Daisy and her point of view through a network of relationships and emotions by focusing on her home life, synagogue, friends, family, fears, and concerns over a 25-year period.
Theme Tune
Kiss of Fire – Louis Armstrong
I touch your lips and all at once the sparks go flying
Those devil lips that know so well the art of lying
And though I see the danger, still the flame grows higher
I know I must surrender to your kiss of fire
Just like a torch, you set the soul within me burning
I must go on, I’m on this road of no returning
And though it burns me and it turns me into ashes
My whole world crashes without your kiss of fire
I can’t resist you, what good is there in trying?
What good is there denying you’re all that I desire?
Since first I kissed you my heart was yours completely
If I’m a slave, then it’s a slave I want to be
Don’t pity me, don’t pity me
Give me your lips, the lips you only let me borrow
Love me tonight and let the devil take tomorrow
I know that I must have your kiss although it dooms me
Though it consumes me, your kiss of fire
I can’t resist you, what good is there in trying?
What good is there denying you’re all that I desire?
Since first I kissed you my heart was yours completely
If I’m a slave, then it’s a slave I want to be
Don’t pity me, don’t pity me
Give me your lips, the lips you only let me borrow
Love me tonight and let the devil take tomorrow
I know that I must have your kiss although it dooms me
Though it consumes me, the kiss of fire!
Aaah Burn me!
Theme Tune
The Hans Zimmer score was done completely with synthesizers, all of which he played. No orchestras were used.
Cast
Morgan Freeman … Hoke Colburn
Jessica Tandy … Daisy Werthan
Dan Aykroyd … Boolie Werthan
Patti LuPone … Florine Werthan (as Patti Lupone)
Esther Rolle … Idella
The Hudson Commodore was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1941 and 1952. During its time in production, the Commodore model represented the largest and most luxurious Hudson model.
For 1949, the Commodore line was enlarged to include more luxurious Custom models. As a marketing promotion, Hudson had plastic specialists use scaled-down blueprints to develop transparent models of the Commodore Eight sedan to demonstrate and promote the design and construction of the cars.
Trivia
Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Angela Lansbury all were interested in playing Miss Daisy. Studio executives also considered a Bette Midler/Eddie Murphy pairing.
In the scenes involving the black 4 door Cadillac sedan, the director uses both a 1955 and a 1956 Cadillac. The cars’ exteriors are identical except for the rear exhaust fender flare on the ’56. The rear fender on the ’55 is flat.
Quote
Daisy Werthan: It’s 7:16!
Boolie Werthan: You should have a job on the radio announcing the time.
Quote
Daisy Werthan: [on the phone, trying to get a ride to her hair appointment] Well, I need you now, I have to be at the beauty parlor in half an hour… no, I most certainly did NOT know you have to call a minimum of three hours ahead! I don’t know why you call yourselves a taxicab company if you can’t provide taxicabs!
Idella: [in the other room, polishing a table] Why don’t you call your son down at the mill? He’ll send somebody for you.
Daisy Werthan: That won’t be necessary… I’ll just cancel the appointment and fix my own hair!
Idella: Sometimes I think you ain’t got the sense God gave a lemon!
Boolie Werthan: Hoke, I want you to understand something. Now, you’d be working for me. She
[referring to Daisy]
Boolie Werthan: can say anything she likes, but she can’t fire you. You understand?
Hoke Colburn: Yes, sir. Yes, sir, I sure do. And, don’t you worry about a thing, Mr. Werthan! I’m gonna hold on no matter how she run me. You see, I used to rassle hogs down yonder in Macon, and, let me tell you, ain’t no hog got away from me yet!
Info
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Production
company |
The Zanuck Company
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Release date
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December 15, 1989 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Box office | $145.8 million |
Trivia
So convinced was she that she would lose out, Jessica Tandy had a $100 bet with her agent that she wouldn’t win the Oscar for Best Actress. When she paid up on Oscar night, she told him that it was the best bet she had ever lost.
QUIZ 1
Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan. She was the oldest winner at the time, of Best Actress Oscar . What was her age?
A. 77 Years
B. 79 Years
C. 80 Years
D. 82 Years
Press for Answer
C. 80 Years
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QUIZ 2
Which of these actresses were interested in playing Miss Daisy ?
A. Helen Mirren
B. Angela Lansbury
C. Cher
D. Meryl Streep
Press for Answer
A. Helen Mirren
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QUIZ 1
Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan. She was the oldest winner at the time, of Best Actress Oscar . What was her age?
A. 77 Years
B. 79 Years
C. 80 Years
D. 82 Years
A beloved, twinkly blue-eyed doyenne of stage and screen, actress Jessica Tandy’s career spanned nearly six and a half decades. In that course of time, she enjoyed an amazing film renaissance at age 80, something unheard of in a town that worships youth and nubile beauty. She was born Jessie Alice Tandy in London in 1909.
QUIZ 2
Which of these actresses were interested in playing Miss Daisy ?
A. Helen Mirren
B. Angela Lansbury
C. Cher
D. Meryl Streep
Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Lauren Bacall and Angela Lansbury all were interested in playing Miss Daisy. Studio executives also considered Bette Midler and Eddie Murphy pairing. Angela Lansbury later stared in the 2014 Comedy/Drama Driving Miss Daisy
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- Helen Mirren
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- Angela Lansbury
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- Cher
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- Meryl Streep
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