Being There Movie
A mentally challenged, middle-aged man named Chance (Peter Sellers) has spent all his life working as a gardener in the townhouse of a wealthy old man in Washington. When the owner dies, Chance is kicked out of the house. Knowing of the outside world only from maid Louise (Ruth Attaway) and television, he makes his first uncertain steps in the unfamiliar world and unexpectedly finds himself struck by a limousine owned by an influential and wealthy industrialist, Ben Rand (Melvyn Douglas). His wife Eve (Shirley MacLaine) invites Chance to their estate to convalesce and have dinner. Well-dressed and neat, the former gardener is mistaken for a man of means and his simple and serious utterances about gardening, which sound like metaphoric economic and political predictions, impress Ben so favorably that he decides to take Chance under his wing. He is soon introduced to US President (Jack Warden) and eventually rises to a powerful position in Washington society.
Tagline
- Life is a state of mind.
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
- A story of chance
Movie Info
- Year:
- 1979
- IMDB Rating:
- 7.9
- IMDB Votes:
- 16999
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Tags:
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Political, Remote control, Secret service, Death, Satire, Doctor, Elevator, Funeral, Bar, Based on novel