Being There
1979 · 130 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 80,061 VOTES · DIR. Hal Ashby
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,367 lines
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00:03:46 ...to stop me in my Super Cop Clobberer.
00:10:03 Goodbye, Louise.
00:14:33 This is my sink.
00:22:35 Did that chicken-shit asshole Raphael send you, boy?
00:29:18 No, I'm not related to Basil and Perdita.
00:35:14 Now, the only thing we have to look out for is minor hemorrhaging...
00:39:25 The bone marrow doesn't supply enough red blood cells.
00:43:38 He waters it...
00:48:38 - Nice to see you. - Thanks.
00:55:35 When I was younger, I had thoughts of public office.
01:00:43 - And fall and winter? - Yes.
01:06:24 Were you very close to Louise?
01:10:44 ...on the meeting between Mr. Rand and the President and yourself?
01:14:30 Thank you. I'm very thirsty.
01:18:47 Its trees are healthy...
01:23:37 ...quite a bit older than I am.
01:28:17 I like you to be here.
01:33:34 Hello, Vladimir.
01:37:39 Yeah, fine.
01:41:47 There are now 16 countries investigating the man.
01:48:30 Will you shake on it?
01:54:46 He's gone.
01:59:10 It would be absolute lunacy to support the President for another term.
02:04:21 ...that I was to get my white ass out of there quick or he'd cut it.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,367
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:03:46
Final line02:04:21
Production Record
DirectorHal Ashby
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$30,177,511
IMDb votes80,061