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Being There (1979) is streaming on Howdy Amazon Channel. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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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.
A simple gardener’s literal interpretations of television programs accidentally propel him into the highest echelons of political influence. This quiet satire finds profound humor in how the elite mistake profound emptiness for sage wisdom.
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Director
Hal Ashby
Cast
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry
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Being There
You can stream Being There (1979) on Howdy Amazon Channel with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.6/10
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95%
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Director
Hal Ashby
Cast
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry
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