Peter Sellers
Chance ('Chauncey Gardiner')
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Feb 8, 1980 · A simpleminded gardener becomes a trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics after the death of his employer. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Oscar-winning film.
- (76K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Hal Ashby
- 1980-02-08
Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, and Richard Basehart are ...
- $7 million
- Johnny Mandel
- Andrew Braunsberg
May 25, 1997 · A film about a simple gardener who becomes a trusted advisor to presidents and millionaires, and a candidate for the presidency. The reviewer praises the film's wit, intelligence, and critique of American culture, but criticizes some aspects of the plot and the ending.
Being There. Being There is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby. Its screenplay was adapted by Jerzy Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones from the 1970 novel by Kosiński. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Richard A. Dysart, Jack Warden, and Richard Basehart.
- 125 min
- 48.4K
- Mister Microscope
A simple-minded gardener (Peter Sellers) is mistaken for a wealthy and influential man by high society and the media. See the cast, crew, reviews, ratings, and where to watch this satire of American culture and politics.
- (1.7K)
- Hal Ashby
- PG
- Peter Sellers
A simpleminded gardener becomes a trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics after the death of his employer. His wisdom is derived from watching TV and his name is misinterpreted as Chauncey Gardiner.
Oct 18, 2010 · Aimless gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) fascinated by a Washington, D.C. shop window TV display, meets well-to-do Eve (Shirley MacLaine) who surmises a name for him, in Hal Ashby's Being There, 1979. From the credits, first scene for Chance (Peter Sellers), who scarcely notices Louise (Ruth Attaway), bearing news of their employer's sudden ...
