Being there
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
ISBN
1419875248, 9781419875243
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY COMEDY BEING | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Business and politics -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Gardeners -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Male friendship -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Married people -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Social isolation -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Gardeners -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Male friendship -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Married people -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Social isolation -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419875248, 9781419875243
UPC
883929043521
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
General Note
Special features: "Memories from Being there" featurette; two recently discovered scenes; alternate ending; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; music, Johnny Mandel.
Participants/Performers
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehard, Ruth Attaway, Dave Clennon.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital, 1080p High Definition.
System Details
This Blu-ray disc and not play in standard DVD players.
Language
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Braunsberg, A., Kosinski, J., Ashby, H., Sellers, P., MacLaine, S., Douglas, M., Warden, J., Dysart, R., Basehart, R., Attaway, R., & Clennon, D. (2009). Being there . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew. Braunsberg et al.. 2009. Being There. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew. Braunsberg et al.. Being There Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Braunsberg, A., Kosinski, J., Ashby, H., Sellers, P., MacLaine, S., Douglas, M. and Warden, J. et al (2009). Being there. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Braunsberg, Andrew., et al. Being There Warner Home Video, 2009.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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