Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
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.

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Cast

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers As: Chance
Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine As: Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas As: Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden Jack Warden As: President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart Richard Dysart As: Dr. Robert Allenby
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 19 December 1979

Country: US

Runtime: 130m

Company Credits

Company: United Artists, Lorimar Film Entertainment, BSB, CIP, NatWest Ventures, New Gold Entertainment, Northstar Media

Revenue: $30,177,511

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Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Chance

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Eve Rand

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Benjamin Rand

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

President 'Bobby'

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Dr. Robert Allenby

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Vladimir Skrapinov

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway

Louise

David Clennon

David Clennon

Thomas Franklin

Fran Brill

Fran Brill

Sally Hayes

Denise DuBarry

Denise DuBarry

Johanna Franklin

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

First Lady

Jerome Hellman

Jerome Hellman

Gary Burns

John Harkins

John Harkins

Sidney Courtney

James Noble

James Noble

Kaufman

Mitch Kreindel

Mitch Kreindel

Dennis Watson

Oteil Burbridge

Oteil Burbridge

Lolo

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Wilson

Sam Weisman

Sam Weisman

Colson

Ilya Baskin

Ilya Baskin

Karpatov

Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby

Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)

Kenneth Patterson

Kenneth Patterson

Perkins

Stanley Grover

Stanley Grover

Baldwin

Directed By

Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby

Director

David Hamburger

David Hamburger

First Assistant Director

Toby Lovallo

Toby Lovallo

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Frank Westmore

Frank Westmore

Makeup Artist

Charles H. Schram

Charles H. Schram

Makeup Artist

May Routh

May Routh

Costume Designer

Sound

Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel

Original Music Composer

Jeff Wexler

Jeff Wexler

Sound Mixer

Frank E. Warner

Frank E. Warner

Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel

Director of Photography

Nick McLean

Nick McLean

Camera Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Michael D. Haller

Michael D. Haller

Production Design

Pablo Ferro

Pablo Ferro

Title Designer

Robert R. Benton

Robert R. Benton

Set Decoration

James L. Schoppe

James L. Schoppe

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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