Wasn’t there ever even one time when Morgan Freeman’s Hoke didn’t feel like driving Miss Daisy, but dreamed of pulling to the side of the road and clocking her with a tire-iron instead? Did Bill “Bojangles” Robinson always love his dancing duets with Shirley Temple or did he sometimes dream of sticking his foot out and watching her tumble down the stairs, tap shoes, sunshine smiles, bouncy curls, and all? Did Butterfly McQueen’s Prissy in Gone With the Wind ache to return Scarlett O’Hara’s slap with a sharp left hook of her own?
Max S. Gordon
