Being There [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Peter Sellers Shirley MacLaine Melvyn Douglas Jack Warden Richard Dysart
	Video by:	Warner Home Video
	Sales Rank:	164639

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Actor(s):
Peter Sellers
Shirley MacLaine
Melvyn Douglas
Jack Warden
Richard Dysart

Creators:
Caleb Deschanel (Cinematographer)
Don Zimmerman (Editor)
Andrew Braunsberg (Producer)
Charles Mulvehill (Producer)
Jack Schwartzman (Producer)
Jerzy Kosinski (Writer)
Robert C. Jones (Writer)

Director(s):
Hal Ashby

Recording label: Warner Home Video
EAN: 9780790705583
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0790705583
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC,
Release Date: 1994-12-08
Universal product code (UPC): 012569093836
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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Thanks to an extraordinary, delicately balanced performance by Peter Sellers, Being There received mixed reviews during its theatrical release in 1979, but has since become a celebrated comedy with a loyal following. It's one of the most unusual black comedies ever made, simply because it stretches a simple premise over 130 minutes of straight-faced, strangely compelling commentary on politics, media, and celebrity in media-savvy America. Adapted by Jerzy Kozinsky from his own novel, the movie's about a simple-minded, middle-aged gardener who, after a lifetime of seclusion and safety in a Washington, D.C. townhouse, gets his first exposure to reality beyond the walls of his sheltered existence. His only reference to the world is through his childlike addiction to television, and when a chance encounter brings him into the inner fold of a dying billionaire (Melvyn Douglas), he suddenly finds himself the toast of Washington's political elite. His simple phrases about gardening are misinterpreted as anything from economic predictions to sage political advice, and under the sharp direction of Hal Ashby, Sellers has the audacity to take this comedic conceit to its logical extreme. Being There is not for all tastes--especially not for those who don't appreciate comedic subtlety. But as a showcase for the daring genius of Peter Sellers, this is a classic movie in a category all its own. --Jeff Shannon

Running time: 130 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)