Being There 45 years old
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.
Credits
Being There Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Clennon He was 36, now 81 years old | as Thomas Franklin |
| Richard Dysart He was 50, 86 years old when he died | as Dr. Robert Allenby |
| Jack Warden He was 59, 85 years old when he died | as President 'Bobby' |
| Shirley MacLaine She was 45, now 90 years old | as Eve Rand |
| Peter Sellers He was 54, 54 years old when he died | as Chance |
| Melvyn Douglas He was 78, 80 years old when he died | as Benjamin Rand |
| Alice Hirson She was 50, now 95 years old | as First Lady |
| James Noble He was 57, 94 years old when he died | as Kaufman |
| Richard Basehart He was 65, 70 years old when he died | as Vladimir Skrapinov |
| Jerome Hellman He was 51, now 96 years old | as Gary Burns |
| Ruth Attaway She was 69, 77 years old when she died | as Louise |
| Fran Brill She was 33, now 78 years old | as Sally Hayes |
| John Harkins He was 120, 81 years old when he died | as Sidney Courtney |
Being There Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jack Schwartzman as Executive Producer. He was 47 (61) years old when He died | Production |
| Don Zimmerman as Editor. He was 27 (now 72) years old | Editing |
| Hal Ashby as Director. He was 50 (59) years old when He died | Directing |
| Johnny Mandel as Original Music Composer. He was 54 (now 99) years old | Sound |
| Jerzy Kosiński as Screenplay. He was 46 (57) years old when He died | Writing |
| Jerzy Kosiński as Novel. He was 46 (57) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert C. Jones as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 87) years old | Writing |
Being There (45 years)
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
- Release day: Wednesday, December 19, 1979
- Runtime: 130 minutes
- Revenue: 30177511.00