Being there

Ashby, Hal. (Director). Braunsberg, Andrew. (Producer). Schwartzman, Jack. (Producer). Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991 (Screenwriter). Deschanel, Caleb, 1944- (Cinematographer). Zimmerman, Don. (Film editor). Mandel, Johnny. (Composer). Haller, Michael. (Designer). Routh, May. (Costume designer). Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 (Actor). MacLaine, Shirley, 1934- (Actor). Warden, Jack. (Actor). Douglas, Melvyn. (Actor). Dysart, Richard. (Actor). Basehart, Richard, 1914-1984 (Actor). Attaway, Ruth. (Actor). Clennon, David. (Actor). Brill, Fran. (Actor). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Lorimar Film Entertainment. (Added Author). Northstar International (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, Dave Clennon, Fran Brill. (Cast).

Summary: Chance is a secluded gardener who 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. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben. Ben is an influential, but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, as well as an unlikely political insider.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419873294
ISBN: 1419873296
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Deluxe ed.; Widescreen version.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: "Memories from Being there" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; music, Johnny Mandel ; production designer, Michael Haller ; costume designer, May Routh.
Participant or Performer Note:	Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, Dave Clennon, Fran Brill.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual-layer format.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards (1980): winner for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Melvyn Douglas); nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter Sellers); Golden Globes (1980): winner for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Sellers); Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas); nominated for Best Director - Motion Picture; Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Shirley MacLaine); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Kosinski)