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Being There
Happy Hal-idays
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018 7:00 PM
A slow-witted gardener who is forced into the wilds of Washington, D.C., when his wealthy guardian dies.
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Admission Adult - $10.00
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Happy Hal-idays: Every Wednesday in December, The Roxy is celebrating three immortal comedies by the great American director Hal Ashby--Shampoo, Harold and Maude, and Being There--followed by Hal, an acclaimed documentary portrait of the master's life and work.

In one of his most finely tuned performances, Peter Sellers plays the pure-hearted, childlike Chance, a gardener who is forced into the wilds of Washington, D.C., when his wealthy guardian dies. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn’t respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Melvyn Douglas, in an Oscar-winning performance), who mistakes his protégé’s horticultural mumblings for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics, and whose wife (Shirley MacLaine) targets Chance as the object of her desire. Adapted from a novel by Jerzy Kosinski, this satire, both deeply melancholy and hilarious, is the culmination of Hal Ashby’s remarkable string of films in the 1970s, and a carefully modulated examination of the ideals, anxieties, and media-fueled delusions that shaped American culture during that decade.


Film Info
Series:Happy Hal-idays: Celebrating Hal Ashby
Rating:R
Run Time:130 min
Release Year:1979
Country:US
Genre:Comedy
Format:Digital
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Hal Ashby
Cast Members:Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, Shirley MacLaine
Writers:Jerzy Kosinski
Cinematographer:Caleb Deschanel