Being there  [videorecording] / 
Warner Bros. Pictures ; Lorimar presents a Northstar International picture ; an Andrew Braunsberg production ; screenplay by Jerzy Kosinski ; based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski ; directed by Hal Ashby. 
 - Burbank, CA :  Warner Home Video,  c2001. 
 - 1 videodisc (130 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85).  Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.  Special features: interactive menus, cast/filmmaker profiles, theatrical trailer, scene access, awards list. 
<br/><br/>Music, Johnny Mandel ; executive producer, Jack Schwartzman ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel.  Music, Johnny Mandel ; executive producer, Jack Schwartzman ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel. 
<br/><br/>Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart. 
<br/><br/> Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to the president of the United States and a powerful but dying tycoon. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>English and French language soundtracks (Dolby mono) ; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. 
<br/><br/> Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas), 1980. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0790757230 9780790757230 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>938  Warner Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Kosinski, Jerzy N., 1933- --Film and video adaptations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Savants (Savant syndrome)--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.<br/>Gardeners--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.<br/>Television viewers--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.<br/>Comedy films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00748 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4372