Being There

Film - 1979 - Comedy, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Hal Ashby

Starring

Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart

Where to watch

hbo

Ratings

IMDb 7.9 out of 10