Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine. A simpleton named Chance (Sellers) happens to meet rich and powerful people, who interpret his artless speaking patterns as brilliance. Through a misunderstanding, he becomes known as Chauncey Gardiner -- a cipher in whom everyone who meets him sees what he (or she) wants to see. It's funny, at first. The film gets in some good shots at Washington and the establishment. Unfortunately, it goes on a little too long and there are a few merely ridiculous scenes toward the end. Grade: B-
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