Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
Plot Summary
Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity.
Run Time
130 min
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Language
English, Russian, Italian
Keyword
Gardener, Television, Washington D.C., Political, Businessman
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Political Satire, Satire
Themes
Saintly Fools, Rise To Power
Tones
Deadpan, Satirical, Cynical, Humorous, Irreverent
Mood
Comedy on the Edge
Has Detailed Data (New)
10, 1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Being There is a 1979 American comedy-drama feature film directed by Hal Ashby. Adapted from the 1971 novella written by Jerzy Kosinski, the screenplay was coauthored by Kosinski and Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard A. Dysart, and Richard Basehart.
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