Director: Bruce Beresford
Writer: Alfred Uhry (play) / Alfred Uhry (screenplay)
Release Date:26 January 1990 (USA)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Writer: Alfred Uhry (play) / Alfred Uhry (screenplay)
Release Date:26 January 1990 (USA)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Tagline:The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize
Quotes:
Daisy Werthan: What are you doing?
Hoke Colburn: I'm tryin' to drive you to the store!
Acadsemy awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar, at nearly 81, surpassing the achievement of George Burns
Best Makeup: Manlio Rocchetti / Lynn Barber / Kevin Haney
Best Picture: Richard D. Zanuck / Lili Fini Zanuck
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Alfred Uhry
Academy nominations:
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Morgan Freeman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Dan Aykroyd
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: Bruno Rubeo /Crispian Sallis
Best Costume Design: Elizabeth McBride
Best Film Editing: Mark Warner
