DVD 130 mins IMDB 8.0
PG
Being There
Warner Bros. (1979)
In Collection
#296

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Drama
USA  /  Italian

Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand
Peter Sellers Chance
Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Rand
Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby
Jack Warden President 'Bobby'
Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway Louise
David Clennon Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry Johanna

Director Hal Ashby
Producer Andrew Braunsberg; Charles Mulvehill
Writer Jerzy Kosinski

Isolated all his life in a Washington, DC townhouse, Chance knows only what he's seen on T.V. Cast into the world, he stumbles into the inner circle of governmental power brokers eager for "sage wisdom." As Chance might say, you'll like to watch.

Edition Details
Barcode 012569093829
Region Any Region
Release Date 03-Apr-01
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby AC3 Stereo
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date January 2009
Store Torrent
Tags BT:AVI
Links DVD Empire
IMDB
Atlantic DVD

Notes
After Being There was published, author Jerzy Kosinski got a telegram from its lead character Chance the Gardner: "Available in my garden or outside of it." Kosinski dialed the accompanying telephone number and Peter Sellers answered. Sellers indeed got the part and gave an indelible performance (winning National Board of Review and Golden Globe Best Actor awards and an Academy Award® nomination) in this modern comedy classic.