Being There (1979)

"Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!"Movie
Audience Score
76
Being There
PG 2 hr 10 minDec 19th, 1979Comedy, Drama
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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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 19th, 1979
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 3rd, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$30,177,511 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jack Schwartzman
Production Companies:United Artists, Lorimar Film Entertainment, BSB, CIP, NatWest Ventures, New Gold Entertainment, Northstar Media
Movie Tags:identity, autism