Being There

Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas, directed by Hal Ashby from the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosinski, adapted for the screen by Kosinski with an uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden, Richard Dysart and Richard Basehart appear in support. The film follows a simple minded, heavily sheltered gardener who, after the death of his wealthy employer, explores the outside world for the first time and is mistaken for a brilliant political pundit. Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Sellers was nominated for Best Actor, while the screenplay won the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. In 2015 the Library of Congress selected Being There for preservation in the National Film Registry, and it has since developed a strong cult following among filmmakers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/