BEING THERE

Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine

Warner Bros.; Directed by Hal Ashby

Rated PG; 130 minutes; 1979

This profound and humorous commentary on the pervasive effects of television features Peter Sellers, who portrays Chance the gardener, a man who views the world as he would TV - watching and reacting. His simple solutions make him a national celebrity and an influential man.