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Being There (1980)
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Based on Jerzy Kosinski's satirical novel about an illiterate gardener who has lived his entire life behind the walls of a Washington, D.C., house, his only knowledge of the world coming from the TV programs he watches. When his employer and protector dies, he is catapulted into the fast lane of political power. (read more)
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Being There Movie Review by AJ  (4/14/2006) |
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Peter Sellers stars as Chance the gardener (or, as is later misconstrued in the film, "Chauncey Gardener"), a very simple man...and trust me, "simple" is the name of the game here. Being There is at once a political satire and a delicate farce, but it is far too simple for either. It's never full-blooded enough for the...
(complete Being There review by AJ)
I had no idea what this film was about when I rented it. All I knew was, I loves me some Peter Sellers (for god's sake, I sat through 'What's New, pu**ycat?' for the man). Tom Hanks owes his 'Forrest Gump' Oscar to Sellers' work here as Chance, a gardener for a rich man in Washington D.C. However, Chance is...
(complete Being There review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| Being There Movie Review by Lone Wolf (2/20/2007) |
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Chance (Peter Sellers) is an innocent feeble-minded simpleton who grows up in the home of a wealthy recluse in Washington, D.C. He tends the garden and watches TV. Except for his limited relationship with Louise the maid (Ruth Attaway), his only social and cultural education has been television. When his benefactor...
(complete Being There review by Lone Wolf)
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