Peter Sellers
Chance ('Chauncey Gardiner')
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May 25, 1997 · The classic test of Artificial Intelligence has been: Can a computer be programmed to conduct a conversation that seems human to another human? "Being There'' is a film about a man whose mind works like a rudimentary A.I. program.
Simple-minded Chance (Peter Sellers), a gardener who has resided in the Washington, D.C., townhouse of his wealthy employer for his entire life and been educated only by television, is forced to...
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Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine), upset by her zillionaire husband's illness, consoled by idiot Chance (Peter Sellers), now called "Chauncey" and newly famous as a counselor to the president, and taking a call from a financial editor (John Harkins) in Hal Ashby's Being There, 1979.
Frank E. Warner. Jerzy Kosiński. Robert C. Jones. A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
English. Spine #864. Special Features. New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. New documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team.
Overview. A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. Jerzy Kosiński. Novel, Screenplay. Hal Ashby. Director. Robert C. Jones. Screenplay. Reviews. Discussions 1.
Being There (1979) Cast and Crew | Moviefone. Movie "Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!" Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew News. Cast. Peter Sellers. as...
