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BEING THERE

Director:

  Hal Ashby
  

Year Released:

  1979

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Melvin Douglas
  David Clennon
  Richard Dysart
  Shirley MacLaine
  Peter Sellers
Movie Haiku:Sellers plays “Chance the Gardener,” an isolate who experiences the world thru television. Since he’s a blank slate, all the other characters project their own needs on him until, by the end, he literally walks on water. Sellers is extraordinary & “Eve” is one of MacLaine’s all time best roles.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2004