Being There (1979)
A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
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Chance -
Eve Rand -
Benjamin Rand -
President 'Bobby' -
Dr. Robert Allenby -
Vladimir Skrapinov -
Louise -
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Sally Hayes
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Johanna Franklin -
Lolo -
Abbaz
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Policeman by White House
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Director:
Hal AshbyWriters:
Jerzy Kosinski (novel), Jerzy Kosinski (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Burt Lancaster was considered for Senator Benjamin Rand.
Quotes
Chance the Gardener:
Good morning, Louise.
Louise:
He's dead, Chance. The old man's dead.
Chance the Gardener:
I see.
Goofs
When Chance is watching himself on the large screen in the store window display, he uses his home remote control to try and change the channels on that set, but it controls another TV instead. However the remote is of the earlier "ultrasonic" technology, and these sound waves DO NOT pass through glass at the required strength needed to work. Those of us born before the movie can recall that jiggling your keys would make a remote controlled TV unwittingly change channels, or turn off and on. At about this same time the now common "infrared" RCs were coming out, albeit at outrageous prices. These signals CAN in effect pass through glass, despite some losses due to reflection. For the scene to be technically correct they should have used an IR remote, which would not make those "ringing bell" metallic sounds.
Crazy Credits
Under the end titles of the theatrical release are outtakes of Peter Sellers as Chance recounting the encounter with Abbaz. Sellers breaks character and laughs during each attempt. The lines do not appear in the movie. Certain versions of the film have credits with white text on a black background without the outtakes.
Alternate Versions
In different versions, the credits are either shown over retakes of Chance saying a line that was not in the movie, or (for TV and video) shown over TV white noise.
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I'd Like To Get To Know You(uncredited)
Written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
Performed by Michael Troy
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Genres
Comedy | DramaDetails
Release Date:
26 May 1980Language
English, Russian, Italian
Country of Origin
West Germany, USAFilming Locations
937 M Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USABox Office
Gross USA:
$30,177,511
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$30,177,511
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