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Being There (1979)
Posted on 1/21/22 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 1/21/22 at 4:21 pm
Watched this for first time last night, and enjoyed it. Great performance by Peter Sellers and others. Themes are definitely still relevant to today.
Fun tidbit for people who know who he is: Oteil Burbridge is in this movie as one of the city kids that harasses Chance after he finally goes out into the real world.
Fun tidbit for people who know who he is: Oteil Burbridge is in this movie as one of the city kids that harasses Chance after he finally goes out into the real world.
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 4:45 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 4:56 pm to Funky Tide 8
quote:
Oteil Burbridge is in this movie
I did not know that
pretty cool
Posted on 1/21/22 at 6:10 pm to Funky Tide 8
Besides the Pink Panther roles, would you see Being There, Lolita, and Dr. Strangelove are the defining roles of Peter Sellers?
Posted on 1/21/22 at 7:30 pm to Funky Tide 8
Great movie. The first time I saw it I wanted to talk to everyone about it, but no one I knew had seen it.
Posted on 1/21/22 at 7:37 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:I'm All Right, Jack
Besides the Pink Panther roles, would you see Being There, Lolita, and Dr. Strangelove are the defining roles of Peter Sellers?
Only Two Can Play (the great lesser-known Sellers film)
The Party
Posted on 1/21/22 at 7:42 pm to Funky Tide 8
This has always been on my list to check out but I haven't.
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:48 pm to Funky Tide 8
I'm convinced that Sellers would've won the Oscar if Ashby didn't put in the outtake at the end.
Posted on 1/21/22 at 11:13 pm to GeauxTGRZ
TCM reiterated the same thing the other night when they aired the film. Mankiewitz recounted how Sellers was convinced of it, and pleaded with Hal Ashby to take it out because it took away from the mystique and mystery of the picture and the character.
He was absolutely correct, but you also have to remember that gag reels at the end of movies were brand new and all the rage. Burt Reynolds pioneered it and it swept Hollywood on the late 70s and early 80s.
For as great if a filmmaker that Ashby was, this was obviously a terrible decision. Even watching it the other night, I was instantly snapped out of the what I had just seen when the blooper reel comes on.
To prove Sellers' point, he lost to Hoffmann in Kramer vs fricking Kramer...fine performance and all, but nowhere near the same lasting level as Chauncey Gardner.
Btw, the illuminati-esque themes in this movie were so ahead of their time. Network had a similar aspect. And it's all still relevant 45 yrs later.
He was absolutely correct, but you also have to remember that gag reels at the end of movies were brand new and all the rage. Burt Reynolds pioneered it and it swept Hollywood on the late 70s and early 80s.
For as great if a filmmaker that Ashby was, this was obviously a terrible decision. Even watching it the other night, I was instantly snapped out of the what I had just seen when the blooper reel comes on.
To prove Sellers' point, he lost to Hoffmann in Kramer vs fricking Kramer...fine performance and all, but nowhere near the same lasting level as Chauncey Gardner.
Btw, the illuminati-esque themes in this movie were so ahead of their time. Network had a similar aspect. And it's all still relevant 45 yrs later.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 5:57 am to Jack Ruby
Just came here to say that given current world events Being There & Network should be recommended viewing to anyone whose never seen either film. Ask anyone who says they trust the media to watch these and ask them to get back to you.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 6:29 am to Keys Open Doors
I'd add to that list his performances in "The Mouse That Roared." He portrayed three different characters and was the first movie for which he got tons of critical praise. It shows up occasionally on TCM.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 6:29 am to Tigertown in ATL
I had forgotten that he died about 6 months after this was released.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 7:03 am to Jack Ruby
quote:
TCM reiterated the same thing the other night when they aired the film. Mankiewitz recounted how Sellers was convinced of it, and pleaded with Hal Ashby to take it out because it took away from the mystique and mystery of the picture and the character.
He was absolutely correct, but you also have to remember that gag reels at the end of movies were brand new and all the rage. Burt Reynolds pioneered it and it swept Hollywood on the late 70s and early 80s.
For as great if a filmmaker that Ashby was, this was obviously a terrible decision. Even watching it the other night, I was instantly snapped out of the what I had just seen when the blooper reel comes on.
While this all may be true, I didn’t have the same reaction to the blooper reel. I loved the blooper reel. It showed even more of what great talent Peter Sellers possessed.
He’s so convincing in his roles that one might be tempted to think that it’s easy for him. Watching him try to stay in character while delivering those outrageously funny lines with a completely straight face enhanced my opinion of his skill as an actor.
Posted on 1/22/22 at 7:59 am to Jack Ruby
quote:When I saw the film in the theater when it came out, I immediately thought that Sellers knew the scene was a dreadful mistake and would have completely destroyed the characterization of Chauncey in the film, so he deliberately sabotaged it by cracking up reading his lines so Ashby couldn’t use it.
TCM reiterated the same thing the other night when they aired the film. Mankiewitz recounted how Sellers was convinced of it, and pleaded with Hal Ashby to take it out because it took away from the mystique and mystery of the picture and the character.
I assumed it was Sellers’ passive-aggressive way of disobeying his director. Ashby got his”revenge” by including it in the credits, but Sellers was completely in the right IMHO.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 9:26 am to StringMusic
quote:
Just came here to say that given current world events Being There & Network should be recommended viewing to anyone whose never seen either film. Ask anyone who says they trust the media to watch these and ask them to get back to you.
Add Wag the Dog and The Stunt Man to that list.
Posted on 1/24/22 at 8:30 am to Jack Ruby
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He was absolutely correct, but you also have to remember that gag reels at the end of movies were brand new and all the rage. Burt Reynolds pioneered it and it swept Hollywood on the late 70s and early 80s.
I can understand the gag reel trend with true comedies, but it doesn't make sense for a movie like this.
Posted on 1/24/22 at 8:53 am to Funky Tide 8
quote:It wasn't that big of a trend at the time. A lot of the people seeing a Peter Sellers high concept film weren't the same people seeing Burt Reynolds chase comedies.
I can understand the gag reel trend with true comedies, but it doesn't make sense for a movie like this.
As a matter of fact, the person who recommended that I see Being There when it came out made sure to tell me to stay through the credits.
I saw the movie in the theater and have watched it a dozen times since. This thread is the first time that I've heard anyone bemoan the fact that they included outtakes in the credits. For me, the gag real never lessened the impact of the film or Sellers' performance one bit.
Posted on 1/24/22 at 9:10 am to Fewer Kilometers
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I saw the movie in the theater and have watched it a dozen times since. This thread is the first time that I've heard anyone bemoan the fact that they included outtakes in the credits. For me, the gag real never lessened the impact of the film or Sellers' performance one bit.
It didn't lessen it for me either, but I mean, Sellers himself bemoaned it.
Posted on 1/24/22 at 4:54 pm to Funky Tide 8
Love this movie. So subtle
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