Being There

Being There

  • Director: Hal Ashby
  • Writer: Jerzy Kosinski,Robert C. Jones
  • Countries of origin: West Germany, United States
  • Language: English, Russian, Italian
  • Release date: February 8, 1980
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Willkommen, Mr. Chance
  • "Being There" is a comedy film produced in the United States, directed by Hal Ashby, starring Peter Sellers , Shirley MacLaine , and John Richard Basehart . It was released on December 19, 1979.
    The film tells the story of an old gardener who accumulated extensive knowledge through watching TV and became a think tank that politicians rely on.

    Details

    • Release date February 8, 1980
    • Filming locations Biltmore Estate - 1 Approach Road, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies BSB, CIP, Lorimar Film Entertainment

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $30,177,511

    Gross worldwide

    $30,177,511

    Movie reviews

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    • By 2022-03-24 09:02:13

      This is a satirical comedy film

      The quality of a movie can be evaluated from many angles, the most fundamental is what people can get from it.

      This film satirizes all levels of today's society with a comical approach.

      For the upper class, it is ironic that they are closed-minded. Although they have endless wealth and power, they can only be confined to a small circle. They have no close friends and only interest allies. It is also very painful to say.
      Chance's appearance injected fresh life into this...

    • By Aletha 2022-03-24 09:02:13

      This is a comedy~

      It's a comedy - but it's not the kind that floods the afterlife.
      This movie is a different kind of story than Gogol's envoy.
      I in Gogol would call it an allegory, and this film I would prefer to call it a miracle.
      The film uses a lot of references and metaphors. Of course, I'm not just talking about the gardener thing.
      It's like solving a riddle.
      From the perspective of observing the whole story, I believe many people have noticed that it is walking on the water at the...

    • By Braulio 2022-03-24 09:02:13

      I like to watch

      An inexperienced child, a rough man who can't write or read, a gardener who only cares for plants, he is a boy who speaks bluntly, he is a person who walks in waves, he is a man who only likes watches people. Looking up the dictionary, the translation of watch is: watch, watch, pay attention, watch, watch, watch, watch, so that I don't know which one to choose in this movie or in this little movie review I...

    • By Aletha 2022-03-23 09:02:11

      human alienation

      When watching movies, I like to gain some new knowledge and new ideas. Please point out the following puzzles.

      I don't know much about politics, I can only watch the movie from the perspective of human nature.
      The first half is the playful orchestral music that often appears in American movies. Shansi was forced to run away, and the shot on the uphill road was beautiful, with endless traffic on both sides. Luxurious private hospital in the home of influential bigwigs.
      I am...

    • By Oma 2022-03-23 09:02:11

      Satire between books and shadows

      After Haruki Murakami's "1Q84" paid homage to Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", out of curiosity and as he grew older, he had to ask himself to be a little more serious and mature, but he also learned to occasionally think about serious issues related to society and the economy. The reason is that, being ignorant and ignorant, I gave up the literal world of "1Q84", which was as blurred as Murakami's anesthetic, and chose to read this political satire novel from the hand of "British conscience"....

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    • By Lilliana 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The film opens with a simple life immersed in television and the demise of human beings. Sadness escapes in the loose peace, covering every particle that has been dyed by time, and romantic notes drift in it, accidentally colliding, like ringing a string of wind chimes. . Yet colors and sounds can conceal youthfulness, just as wisdom and learning reverse judgment. Mildness is the bluntest sarcasm and the harshest accusation. But the beauty nourished by the imagination is equally profound and...

    • By Chauncey 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      It is always said that stupid people have stupid blessings. Chance is so simple that it makes the world's imagination too complicated, and it will be very moving to see it...

    • By Kameron 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The last work of Peter...

    • By Scot 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      An excellent political satire comedy. It's a pity that I don't always call...

    • By Alisa 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Allegorical satirical comedy. 7 points, the ending is very pointy, "Lingbo Weibu" is a metaphor for Ches's sainthood, so I have not talked about why Chess hid in the old man's house for the first half of his life, but it is reasonable, it is buried for the end. Foreshadowing. But I am still dissatisfied with the consistency of Chase's behavior and attitude, which makes all the characters look like the jumping clown around him, and he never moves; especially kissing on TV, doing yoga alone,...

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    If life is a miracle, then this sentence is more like a satire for this movie. If you don’t understand politics, then this movie will tell you that you actually know more than you. The appearance of Peter Sellers' work this time is not amazing but it is full of charm. It plays with every nerve of the audience about politics. Whether it is satire or comedy, I believe you can find a place to make yourself smile.
    The last work starring...
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    Movie quotes

    • Pallbearer: A man's past cripples him. His background turns into a swamp and invites scrutiny.

    • Chance the Gardener: [Outtake] And then he told me to get my white ass out of there, or he'd cut it.

    • Chance the Gardener: [Rand has died] Yes, I've seen it before.