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"Being There" quotes

Being There poster
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.

Director: Hal Ashby
Writer: Jerzy Kosinski, Robert C. Jones
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1979
MetaScore: 83/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $30,177,511
Released: 08 Feb 1980
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 15 nominations total

32 Clips

LouiseTVChance the GardenerPallbearerAbrazRon SteiglerDoctor AllenbyThomas FranklinJohanna, girl with FranklinMorton HullDennis WatsonPresident "Bobby"Benjamin Rand
You ought to find yourself a lady Chance - Being There 00:16 You ought to find yourself a lady Chance Walk Well yes hell yes Walk - Being There 00:05 Walk Well yes hell yes Walk I've seen this before - Being There 00:13 I've seen this before Excuse me - Being There 00:10 Excuse me Yes ma'am - Being There 00:33 Yes ma'am I don't even know what they look like - Being There 00:09 I don't even know what they look like He told me that he had been living there since he was a child - Being There 00:05 He told me that he had been living there since he was a... Now move honky before I cut your white ass - Being There 00:09 Now move honky before I cut your white ass This is just like television only you can see much further - Being There 00:16 This is just like television only you can see much further My editors and I have been wondering if you'd consider writing a book for us - Being There 00:35 My editors and I have been wondering if you'd consider... Good morning Louise - Being There 00:14 Good morning Louise I don't want to hear anymore from you about that room upstairs - Being There 00:09 I don't want to hear anymore from you about that room... Bullshit - Being There 00:28 Bullshit That's a very small room - Being There 00:05 That's a very small room This won't hurt at all - Being There 00:12 This won't hurt at all It's that gardener Yeah Chauncey Gardiner - Being There 00:21 It's that gardener Yeah Chauncey Gardiner Do you realize more people will be watching you tonight - Being There 00:12 Do you realize more people will be watching you tonight You know I've never met anyone like you in Washington before - Being There 00:39 You know I've never met anyone like you in Washington before It's for sure a white man's world in America - Being There 00:35 It's for sure a white man's world in America In a garden growth has its season - Being There 00:33 In a garden growth has its season Is a state of mind - Being There 00:09 Is a state of mind I like to watch - Being There 00:08 I like to watch

Cast

Chance - Peter Sellers
Eve Rand - Shirley MacLaine
Benjamin Rand - Melvyn Douglas
President 'Bobby' - Jack Warden
Dr. Robert Allenby - Richard Dysart
All Cast