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Being There (1979) More at IMDbPro »

References

Double Indemnity (1944)
 -  Music featured in
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 -  Similar dialogue by same actor: When Chance meets the journalist at the dinner party at 1h37min, and says, "Hello Ronald, how are you?", he answers "Just fine", and Chance says "Good, I am fine too. Yes, good. We are fine." Similar to the conversation President Merkin Muffley has with the Soviet Premier over the phone in Dr. Strangelove: "Good... Well, it's good that you're fine and... and I'm fine... I agree with you, it's great to be fine..."
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Godfather (1972)
Viskningar och rop (1972)

Referenced in

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
 -  marquee shown in background when Chong is going to the hotel
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
 -  The theater Jane and David are seen leaving has the film poster for Being There displayed outside. It is rather visible as they walk by.
Out on a Limb (1987) (TV)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Camilla (1994)
 -  Freda and Harold discuss this film
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by Crow during the closing credits of "Laserblast."
"Weird Science: Bee in There (#5.8)" (1997)
 -  Used in title
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Parts: The Clonus Horror (#9.11)" (1997)
 -  "He's gonna run into Chauncy Gadener"
Bean (1997)
"Ally McBeal: Being There (#1.21)" (1998)
 -  title reference
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
About Schmidt (2002)
"Lesch & Co.: Quantität und Qualität (#1.4)" (2002)
 -  Harald Lesch & Wilhelm Vossenkuhl talk about the film "Being There" to explain economy growth
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003) (V)
 -  dialogue
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
 -  Mentioned in film
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004) (TV)
 -  Referenced as one of Shyamalans favorite films.
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
 -  At the costume party, talking about Peter Sellers.
"Gilmore Girls: Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant! (#5.6)" (2004)
 -  Doyle compares Glen to Chauncey Gardner.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
 -  Borat thinks the elevator at the Hotel Wellington is a room
Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  Mentioned as example of actor vying for Oscar playing handicapped

Features

Little Caesar (1931)
Jezebel (1938)
"Captain Kangaroo" (1955)
"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)
"The Hollywood Squares" (1965)
"Green Acres" (1965)
"Get Smart" (1965)
"Days of Our Lives" (1965)
"MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
"Sesame Street" (1969)
"Lilias, Yoga and You" (1972)
"Sanford and Son" (1972)
 -  Sanford and Son is one of the tv shows that Chance watches towards the beginning of Being There.
"The New Price Is Right" (1972)
"Match Game 73" (1973)
"The Mumbly Cartoon Show" (1976)
 -  Peter Sellers' character watches this cartoon on a television
"The Gong Show" (1976)

Featured in

The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980) (TV)
 -  clips
Precious Images (1986)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #26 on the list.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
 -  Recreates scenes from
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clip

Spoofs

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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