DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

*'Fried Green Tomatoes'* with Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, one of the most incredible movies from the past 35 years

Jessica Tandy was 80 years when this movie was released. she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role (still the oldest winner for best actress/supporting actress) and the movie won Best Picture (last PG rated movie to win).

This began as a play, and the play only has three characters: Miss Daisy, Hoke, and Boolie. I had the very good fortune of seeing no less than James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury, ten years ago, on stage, here in Australia.

Miss Daisy‘s housekeeper was Esther Rolle she played Florida Evans on the 70s TV show good times.

morgan freeman and jessica tandy putting on a masterclass in acting. just wonderful.

I always, ALWAYS cry at the nursing home scene. I cried in the theatre when I saw this the first time and I continue to do so now whenever I watch this brilliant movie. Jessica Tandy was a wonder and worthy of the Oscar win. Morgan Freeman was worthy as well but it was a tough year for Best Actor nominees. Robin Williams for "Dead Poets Society", Tom Cruise for "Born on the Fourth of July" and Daniel Day-Lewis (who won for "My Left Foot"). For me, I would have given it to Robin Williams or Morgan Freeman.

Hey guys, I have only seen this movie in its entirety when it was in theaters. Jessica Tandy was a great actress. She played the mother in THE BIRDS. She played Ninny in one of my favorite movies FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. I love Morgan Freeman. I have seen just about everything he's been in. Anyway, glad u got to enjoy this classic.😊 This was a great reaction.👍😊

If you like Dan Akroyd in this one, you have to watch "My Girl." He plays the father who runs a funeral home. It's a true comedy/drama with heart.

As others have said, Morgan Freeman was the voice narrating our lives. I was in preschool watching him in Electric Company and I will be 50 this year and never miss one of his movies! 💖

This might be Morgan Freeman, and Jessica Tandy’s best performances. It’s a very underrated film as far as I’m concerned. I know it won awards, but so many people have not watched it and it is just beautifully done and the characters are so relatable and human. They’re just human.

Another movie that came out the year before this was "Rain Man" which stars Dustin Hoffman as the mentally challenged brother of Tom Cruise. A great movie that needs a reaction.

This is such a GREAT movie!!! Incredible acting. Morgan Freeman is an American Treasure and Jessica Tandy was too. She was extraordinary. This is in my top 10 favorites of all-time. It's a beautiful sweet story about humanity and how goodness and kindness can overcome anything. Just a note on Piggly Wiggly ... they do still exist! I think it's awesome too!

Glory and Driving Miss Daisy both came out in 1989. I remember thinking, when the Oscar nominees were being chosen, that Morgan Freeman should have been nominated for both Best Actor for Driving Miss Daisy and Best Supporting Actor for Glory. He did such a good job on two terrific films.

Morgan's the best and the most comforting voice in my life. It has always been there from the early seventies he was on the show called The Electric Company, it was a learning show like Sesame Street. He's been in so many movies probably more than any actor that is alive or not it's got to be a record in some way.

Amber & Jay, Another Morgan Freeman movie that i think you should react to is: "Lean on Me" (1989). Morgan Freeman plays a school Principal, and considering you are both teachers, i think it would really hit home for both of you and would make for a great reaction video.

Great film. If you want more that pulls on the heart-strings in the same way, consider "Mr. Holland's Opus" (1995); which tells the life of a teacher

This movie won 4 academy awards including best picture and best actress. It is a true classic. So glad you enjoyed it.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle stop cafe! A must see film. Jessica Tandy tells the story of… and wow what a story! One of my favourite films!

I was born in1953 and used to ride my bike to a small store for a bottled coke, run by a sweet old lady who told me she used to get paid one dollar a day. I was shocked. I remember when my elementary school was integrated. I understand this movie this movie in a personal way. Loved your reactions. It was a different time and things have gotten better. Thank God.

Jessica Tandy became the oldest actor to win a Best Actress Oscar at 80 for this role. Another good movie she was in is Fried Green Tomatoes that she made a couple of years later. You’ve seen her before when she was a little younger. She played Rod Taylor’s mother in The Birds.

Two such tremendous talents playing the lead roles in this movie. Both are so good by themselves, but together they're just golden. If you're interested in seeing more of Jessica Tandy, I highly recommend that you watch 'Fried Green Tomatoes.' It stars Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, whom I'm sure you remember from 'Misery.' (I mean, who could forget, right?) Jessica Tandy won the Oscar for this movie, Kathy Bates won the next year for 'Misery,' then they got together and did 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' with two younger actors who were up and coming at the time: Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary Louise Parker. The end result is just magical. 'Fried Green Tomatoes' is similar to 'Driving Miss Daisy' in that it takes place in the South and it's a story about friendship, in this case primarily female friendship. 'Steel Magnolias' is probably also a fair comparison. So anyway, that's my pitch for 'Fried Green Tomatoes'. It's one of my favorite movies, and I think you'd really like it. 😊

This was such a magnificent movie. It still is too. No matter how many times I see it. Such incredible acting. Morgan and Dan were perfect for their roles. Jessica Tandy was a treasure, and a great talent. Amber you mentioned how well they aged her at the end. Ms. Tandy was 80 years old in 1989 when this was released. She, in her career received an Academy Award, 4 Tony awards, a Bafta Award, a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was born in the U.K, she performed in about 60 roles between movies and TV, and she did over 100 stage productions. She sadly passed about 5 years after this film at 85 years old. She lived and worked in England until she was divorced in 1940. She then came to the U.S. and she met Canadian actor Hume Cronyn. They married in 1942 and were together until her death in 1994. R.I.P. Ms. Tandy

My father had Guillian-Barre’. They called it French polio and he was paralyzed from the waist down for a long time. He had physical therapy, and they taught him how to walk and relearn all those functions again and he thought he could drive. My parents home at the time was on a steep steep driveway that then flattened out just a smidge, and then went down a deep part of the backyard, and then into ravine, my daddy accidentally hit the gas when he should’ve hit The and his car went sailing down into that ravine. It was the airbags that saved his life but anyway, brake. the car ended up being down in that ravine for four months while the insurance company decided how they were going to deal with it and they determined that it had to be towed out. to get it out two or three tow trucks or required and it turned out to be a neighborhood event where everybody brought their coolers full of beer, and they sat around watching this, prior to that all the kids played Rambo in and around the car with paint guns. Probably a bit more of a comment than you want but I thought you might get a chuckle out of it.😢😢😢😢

I'm so glad you decided to react to this under appreciated classic. It is a beautifully crafted movie about a different time. The subject matter could have been reduced to broad caricatures but the sensitive and insightful performances truly shine. It also brings back some wonderful memories. It was shot in Atlanta, my hometown, in many familiar neighborhoods. I was lucky enough to work on it for a couple of weeks and was present for the scene where Miss Daisy gives Hoke the spelling book. Wow! What a privilege it was being on set that night to see Freeman and Tandy act out that scene. It was the first time I witnessed, in person, an Academy Award winning performance.

A year or 2 later, Jessica Tandy (who was actually a British actress) was in another movie based on another Southern play with Kathy Bates called "Fried Green Tomatoes" that is definitely reaction-worthy.

A similar movie with great actors is "On Golden Pond". Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman. Another great growing old together movie.

Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, and Dan Akroyd are all great actors and terrific human beings, they deserve all the accolades they receive in life, but I think Esther Rolle (Idella) also deserves as much attention with all that she's done throughout her career. Her role as Florida Evans on Goodtimes was superb, I see my mother in her every time I watch that show. R.I.P, Jessica and Esther, I know you're up in Heaven making everyone feel special. 😥

The woman that plays Florine actress, Patti LuPone starred on Broadway. She has a fabulous voice, she sang don’t cry for me Argentina, in the Broadway production of Evita.

I would like to recommend three other great movies I've watched that star Jessica Tandy, which were subsequently adapted from books. The first one is "Cocoon," which is based on the book by David Saperstein. It's the first book in a trilogy. The second one is "Fried Green Tomatoes," adapted from the book written by Fannie Flagg, who was one of my favorite panelists on "Match Game," if you know, you know. Last but not least, my third recommendation is "The World According to Garp," written by John Irving The World According to Garp is about a man who grows up to become a writer and has relationships with his mother, wife, and sons. The novel is considered an anti-feminist work, and features passages from Garp's books and an epilogue. Irving has said that the novel is not autobiographical, but that there are many similarities between the novelist and the title character. Starring Robin Williams as T. S. Garp

This is such a beautiful movie. I believe this was one of the first movies I saw Morgan Freeman in and I thought he was just another old actor. Hard to believe, he was only 54 when he made this. Jessica Tandy was 80 at the time and became the oldest woman to win a Best Actress Oscar. This movie also won for Best Picture.

Every time I watch this movie I'm reminded how great it is. Morgan Freeman's character is just utterly charming while Jessica Tandy's character starts off with a prickly exterior but we come to learn she has a very kind heart. This is quite a departure for Dan Aykroyd, but he played his part beautifully and added a lot to our view of the relationship between Hoke and Miss Daisy.

Jessica Tandy was always one of my favorite actors. She was so gifted. For me, her best role was in Fried Green Tomatoes. Very southern, comedy, drama, whodunit. It has it all.

YAY!!! one of my top 10 favorite movies!!! Nominated for 9 Oscars, it won 4 including Best picture and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, who played Miss Daisy. Dan and Morgan were both nominated for Oscars but did not win. Amber the Nursing home scene and the scene where she told Hoke he was her best friend got me also, two of the best scenes in any movie I have ever scene. Ask your mom about Esther Rolle, who played Idella, she also played the mother in a very popular tv comedy from the 70s called Good Times. The great Jessica Tandy, also is in FRIED GREEN TOMATOES , along with Cathy Bates. FGT is also very very heartwarming and also one of my all time favorite films.

I was the Crew Chief for the original play in New York in 1986-1988. It was only a three character, 75 minute play, with an audience of 80 seats. Morgan Freeman was Hoke from the very beginning. Dana Ivey played Miss Daisy and I forgot who the original Boulie was. We sold out every night. The reviews went through the roof. Then one night Angela Lansbury showed up in the audience, and then Steven Spielberg. Soon we had huge stars in the audience every night. About two years later it became this film and won Best Picture and three other Oscars. So that tiny little play became this pleasing blockbuster. I worked with and watched Morgan from the wings for 15 weeks before I moved on to another show.What an honor it was. It still has the same affect one me after all these years.Tissues. I'm glad ya'll enjoyed it.

One of THE best movies ever made. One of my favorite lines is on their way to Alabama, she tells him "You took a wrong turn" and he answers "well you took it with me"

Piggly Wiggly is still around. I live in AL and was just shopping at our local one last week.

Y’all should watch “My Girl” to see a great role by Dan Ackroyd in a great sweet movie. Also, for a look at Morgan Freeman in a very different role check out “Wanted”. He takes on a VERY different type role than almost anything else he’s ever done. He’ll show you just how versatile he can be. Jessica Tandy plays a wonderful role in “Fried Green Tomatoes” and also in “Cocoon” 1&2 which are really great and surprising movies.

I let out an audible yell when I saw this was the movie today!!!! My husband was like ??? Then I told him you were watching this. One of our favorites! Jessica Tandy was a treasure and Morgan Freeman is incredible as always.

One of the best movies of all time, there’s a lot of them. Acting was excellent, the story was beautiful❤

Wonderful Film I saw in the Theaters in 1989 when it came out. 30-yrs later, I moved into the house I grew up in to take care of my Mother for the last 20-months of her life. She was 96. I’m so grateful. Keep up the good work RS.

If you like this relationship dynamic, try a film called guarding Tess. Has Nick Cage in it.

This movie is such a treasure. Morgan Freeeman and Jessica Tandy... brilliant, subtle acting. Dan Akroyd's performance was tremendous, as well.

Great reaction! If you want to see another great movie with Jessica Tandy, you need to watch Batteries Not Included. Her acting in it is phenomenal. Her husband in real life, Hume Cronyn, also stars in it. It is a touching family movie.

The role of the wife wasn't originally in the stage play. It was specially written for Patti LuPone (a Broadway mega star)

Great Movie, Great Cast, Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie,R.I.P To Jessica Tandy & Esther Rolle, Still Miss You Both, Always

"The Color Purple" (1985) directed by Steven Spielberg, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Whoopi Goldberg for Best Actress and Oprah Winfrey for Best Supporting Actress and with Danny Glover in a key role as a morally insensitive man, it is a drama that needs to be seen, either on the channel or home alone.

Jessica Tandy won the Oscar for Best Leading Actress for this movie. She was an old school, beautiful movie star (married for over 50 years, till her death, to movie star Hume Cronyn). I see that someone suggested watching her movie Fried Green Tomatoes for which she was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar (A MUST WATCH). It's a fun movie with an old woman (Tandy) telling stories about her and her good friend and what they got up to when they were girls/young women. Another worthy, endearing flick in which you can see her & her husband in acting roles as a married couple in Cocoon (directed by Ron Howard). I haven't seen it in a long time, but I know in the day, I watched it more than once. It's a sweet movie about a bunch of elderly couples (other famous movie stars in their day) mixed in with just a little sci-fi.

I agree that this Oscar nominated film is underrated and somewhat forgotten. A beautiful film that chronicles a relationship in this country over challenging and changing times. All around great acting performances, great direction by Bruce Beresford, and score by Hans Zimmer.

An all time classic...Never gets old watching this one.

The early part of the movie was set in 1948. They show the 1948 Georgia license plate. When they go to the Piggly Wiggly, the movie showing, "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" came out that year.

Movie suggestion featuring Morgan Freeman: "Million Dollar Baby," with Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank. It's about a female boxer, but packs quite an emotional punch.

This movie brings back so much by the accent and vocabulary. I grew up in south Florida but my grandmother and most of my family is from Thomasville and Cairo GA. And the first 2 yrs i was married were in Columbus GA. We lived two blocks from the Piggly Wiggly. Trivia fact: the car is a Packard and i agree that its beautiful ❤

There are still Piggly Wiggly's around. Especially in the midwest and in Wisconsin where I am from. Love your reactions to the movies and music. Keep up the great work.

This is my film ❤- I watched my great grandmother go through this process with losing her memory and now am dealing with my grandmother and the same situation. They are both English teachers, and both the kindest souled to be on this planet.

Jessica Tandy, Cocoon (1985), batteries not included (1987) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). All a must watch.

I saw this movie in theaters with my mom and grandmother, and it's still one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Miss Daisy reminds me so much of my grandmother, it's like having her here again for just a moment. Thank you for sharing this journey with us, it's so great to share in these moments with you both. Much love!

You MUST watch Fried Green Tomatoes! Jessica Tandy at her best. A story to rival Shawshank!! You two are great! Thanks

I first remember seeing Morgan Freeman when he was on the educational show "Electric Company" in the early 1970's when I was in first grade. He was already old THEN!! LOL. The man is ageless.

Piggly Wiggly's are definitely still around. I live in a small North Midwestern town and that's where I do all my grocery shopping. Everyone calls it "The Pig."

I was lucky to watch this when I was in my formative years. It really affected me to see the subtle ways prejudices were overcome by love and care in this movie. It was eye opening to me as a young man and helped me confront my own biases and prejudices in my heart. This is a great movie as it helped make me a better person.

Jessica Tandy is an awesome actress. She came out in “Batteries Not Included”, “Cocoon” with Brian Dennihy one of my favorite character actors, “Camilla” with Bridgett Fonda I think, and I think “Nobody’s Fool” a coming of age movie.

You two must see "Fried Green Tomatoes" with Jessica Tandy, Kathy bates, cicely Tyson.... Legends. (Comedy Drama) Also, Morgan freeman in "Lean On Me" based on true story about a high school principal. 😉👍💕

I lived on the next street over from Miss Daisy's house, back in the 1960's. A beautiful old Atlanta neighborhood near Emory University in Druid Hills. It was especially beautiful around Easter, when the flowers bloomed.

This was my great grandmother’s favourite movie as her first boss was Jewish she worked in a sweat shop. In the late 1930s

In the beginning, Hoke represented her loss of independence which she felt was forced upon her. Aside from her prejudices, that was why she didn't want him there, was so mean and short with him. But Hoke was strong and steadfast. He gradually got Daisy to warm up to him with his kind and patient nature. 😢❤

“Guarding Tess” is an excellent movie as well. It is a Nicholas Cage movie from early in his career. It is in a similar vein to this one.

Driving Miss Daisy is only the third movie in history to win the Oscar for Best Picture (1989) without a directing nomination. It won four awards that year - Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy as Daisy), Best Adapted Screenplay (Alfred Uhry, based on his stage play), and Best Makeup. Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd also received acting nominations. Jessica Tandy remains the oldest Best Actress winner in history; she was 80 years old at the time of her win. At the time, she was the oldest winner of an acting Oscar in history, although it's been surpassed.

"Batteries not Included" is another good movie with Jessica Tandy.

This is such a wonderful movie. Morgan Freeman and the gorgeous Jessica Tandy are the perfect pair.

I first saw Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader on The Electric Company when I was a little kid

This show brings back old memories. I worked in a cotton mill when i was 16,17 and 18. I got out of high school and joined the UASF. Every time renlistmen came around i said i do thinking about that cotton mill. After 20 years in the Air Force i never went inside a mill again. I learned early what hard work was.

I think they both won Oscars for this movie. Two of the best actors with the best chemistry.

Great reaction, guys! Thank you so much for reacting to this one! It's one of my faves. They were both SO good in this! And the nursing home scene never fails to make me ugly cry. When I first saw it in the theater, I was devastated... Like serious sobbing. Beautiful movie tho. I would highly recommend Fried Green Tomatoes also, which came out a couple of years later and also stars the wonderful Jessica Tandy... And Kathy Bates.

A great western starring Morgan Freeman is The Unforgiven also with Clint Eastwood and a boxing tear jerker with Freeman, Eastwood and Hilary Swank is Million Dollar Baby

I couldn't click on this reaction fast enuf. Such a classic with the best actors for the 3 leading parts. This was filmed in my home town. That Piggly Wiggly was an A&P when I grew up. When Hoak was in the phone booth, u can see my high school behind him. The house was around the corner from a park we used to hang in as teens. I know that house, was in the Lullwater Park neighborhood. It's cool when they're driving bc it's all my old stomping grounds & I recognize everything. That makes the movie even closer to my heart. I hung those neighborhoods from 6 yrs til I moved out of Atlanta at 21 but still frequented there since my parents still lived there & I worked close to Emory which is same neighborhoods. Anyway loved y'all's reactions & y'all made me cry AGAIN!! Can't tell u how many times I've seen this movie but it never gets old. The messages are epic & touching. So happy y'all finally got to see it. Have y'all seen Fried Green Tomatoes yet? If not .. I believe y'all will like that one too, another classic starring Jessica Tandy as well. Thank y'all for ur awesome reactions to this wonderful movie. I don't think I've ever seen a movie I didn't like that Morgan Freeman acted in. Anyway y'all have a safe & great weekend. Keep smiling😊❣️🙏🏼

Need to remember Miss Daisy lived during the great depression where people really watched every penny

My mom introduced me to this film, I absolutely loved it

You have to imagine how cool Miss Daisy's husband had to be to raise his boy to run his business and handle his the tempers of the women in his life without blowing his top. Just takes it with ease.

I used to work at Emory University Hospital back in the day. The Driving Miss Daisy house is very near my hospital. It looked exactly the same with the green and white awnings as in the movie. The owners had to put up a sign to discourage people from knocking on their door. It was a very popular movie back then.

The helper was the mom in Good Times. Esther Rolle. I absolutely adore Morgan Freeman

Some other feel good movies are FRIED GREEN TOMATOES and OCTOBER SKY. The latter is actually a true story which makes it even nicer. Both def worth a watch.

👏👏 Jay and Amber, I love this movie, such a wonderful performance from both Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, and Dan Aykroyd and Ester Role as Idella too, I also loved that line when Miss Daisy told Hoke that he is her best friend. I just went to pieces again. The part when they are at the nursing home makes me cry, reminds me of my parents when we had to feed them as if they were babies. I am so glad you enjoyed watching this movie because I enjoyed watching it again. ☮💕🤗

Fried Green Tomatoes is one of the best movies ever made and you guys need to see it!!! Jessica Tandy is amazing. She was mostly on Broadway and only did a few movies in her long career. This was a popular play on Broadway and she always played Mrs Daisy. The movie version of it almost didn't happen because it wasn't action packed or anything. When it finally got on the silver screen it hit number one in theaters

Ms Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar for this Gem....culminof a wonderful career spanning The Stage, big and small screens. Her and her beloved husband Hume Cronin were Legends on Broadway as actors, such a great team.

Batteries not included is a movie y'all should watch. It's one of my favorite Jessica Tandy movies along with Fried Green Tomatoes ❤

Dan in Ghostbusters is a loveable goof

I saw this movie with my mom when it was in movie theaters and we’ve seen it many times since then. Every now and then, I’ll say to her “You’re a doodle, Momma”. Jessica Tandy (Miss Daisy) is one of my favorite actresses. If you liked her here, I highly recommend Fried Green Tomatoes. That’s such a good movie!

Today there are more than 600 Piggly Wiggly stores serving communities in 17 states. All Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and operated, and are located primarily throughout the Southeast and as far north as Wisconsin. Piggly Wiggly, LLC's corporate headquarters are in Keene, N.H.

Dan Ackroid also played a similar character in the movie "My Girl" from 1991. It is also a great film but has a sad ending.

Easily one of my all time faves! Glad yall loved it 🤗

I concur with everyone saying you need to watch Fried Green Tomatoes as soon as possible! Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary Louise Parker and more great actors.

I loved every time Amber said, “Miss Daisyyy!” Lol

Jessica Tandy definitely deserved her Oscar but Morgan Freeman was robbed. He clearly deserved the Oscar that year. When it was released, it was seen as a landmark movie for it's depiction of race in the States. Subsequently, people have criticised it for being too simplistic and idealised.

One of my favorite movies. So glad you reacted to it. What a beautiful story of friendship.

Omg I love her in Fried Green Tomato's at Whistle stop Cafe.

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Patti LuPone on Broadway twice - separate visits to see “Gypsy.” Awestruck I was.

Love you guys thanks for All the entertainment. This is such a heavy movie. Beautiful time goes so quickly. Just sitting here realizing that this movie is 35 years old. Blows my mind. Try and enjoy it. Everyone try and make good memories and love one another. Let’s not argue about things that don’t matter which is most things. Thanks again for the entertainment. Take care.

LOVE THIS MOVIE. This is one I have been anxiously waiting for you to watch. Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy are brilliant in this movie. Dan Akroyd also does an excellent job in this film.

The Golden Girls and the Steel Magnolia Ladies ain’t got NOTHIN on Miss Daisy 😂❤

That’s a friendship movie. Miss Daisy needs a friend and someone needs to talk to. Hoke is there and patient with Miss Daisy