Being There Movie Review 1979

A feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching TV, is sent out into the real world when his employer dies. Equipped with his prize possession, his remote control unit, the gardener unwittingly enters the world of politics and is welcomed as a mysterious sage. Sellers is wonderful in this satiric treat adapted by Jerzy Kosinski from his novel.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 130 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Politics, Mistaken Identity, Savants, Stupid Is...

Screenplay

Jerzy Kosinski

Cast

Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel

Director

Hal Ashby

Music

Johnny Mandel

Other

Don Zimmerman

Producer

Andrew Braunsberg Productions Lorimar Prods

Awards

Oscars 1979: Support. Actor (Douglas); Golden Globes 1980: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Sellers), Support. Actor (Douglas); L.A. Film Critics 1979: Support. Actor (Douglas); Natl. Bd. of Review 1979: Actor (Sellers); N.Y. Film Critics 1979: Support. Actor (Douglas); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1979: Cinematog.; Writers Guild 1979: Adapt. Screenplay.