Being There
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
Comedy
Drama
Overview
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1979-12-19
Runtime:
2h 10m
Director:
Hal Ashby
Writer:
Jerzy Kosiński, Robert C. Jones
Top Cast
Peter Sellers
Chance
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway
Louise
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson
First Lady
Jerome Hellman
Gary Burns
Official Videos
Hal Ashby on making BEING THERE
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE
Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer
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