Film
Being There
1979· PG· 2h 10m· Comedy· Drama
“Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!”
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.
1979-12-19
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Key Crew
DirectorHal Ashby
ScreenplayJerzy Kosiński
ProducerAndrew Braunsberg
Director of PhotographyCaleb Deschanel
Original Music ComposerJohnny Mandel
EditorDon Zimmerman
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Details
Released1979-12-19
Runtime2h 10m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosNorthstar Media · Lorimar Motion Pictures · BSB
Box office$30M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 1144 votes
Original languageen
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