Being There


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Being There
Running Time: 130 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Produced By: / Lorimar Productions / United Artists

Summary:
Having lived his life as the gardener on a millionaire's estate, Chance (Peter Sellers) knows of the real world only what he has seen on TV. When his benefactor dies, Chance walks aimlessly into the streets of Washington D.C., where he is struck by a... More >>

Cast and Crew:
Peter Sellers (Chance the Gardener)
Shirley MacLaine (Eve Rand)
Melvyn Douglas (Benjamin Rand)
Jack Warden (President Bobby)
Richard Basehart (Vladimir Skrapinov)
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Review:
Perhaps the most potent film satire of the television age and postmodern politics, Being There, released in 1979, foreshadowed a generation of films that critiqued the shallowness of mass culture. But none did so with as much economy as this profound ...More >>
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