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Being There AKA Chance (1979)
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!Director: Hal Ashby
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Trailer and TV Spots
- Theatrical trailer (2:50)
- 2 TV Spots (0:45)
DISC TWO
"The Making of Being There" 2017 documentary (47:36)
Audio Q&A with director Hal Ashby from a 1980 American Film Institute seminar (32:53)
Interview with author Jerzy Kosinksi from a 1979 episode of The Dick Cavett Show (19:31)
Peter Sellers 1980 Television Appearances:
- NBC's Today (10:30)
- The Don Lane Show (11:54)
Deleted Scenes and Outtakes:
- Deleted Scene 1: Kids Playing Basketball (2:01)
- Deleted Scene 2: Bedroom (0:49)
- Alternate Ending (2:03)
- Outtakes (3:25)
"Promo Reel" featuring Peter Sellers and Hal Ashby directed by Pablo Ferro (2:51) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration from the 35mm original camera negative supervised by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel.
All extras are in English with no subtitles.
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
Theatrical trailer (2:46) -
Subtitles:English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Coded Regions 1 & 4.
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Extras:"Memories from Being There" 2008 interview with actress Illeana Douglas
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
English Theatrical trailer (2:41) -
Subtitles:English, German, German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded Regions 2 & 5.
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
English Theatrical trailer (2:41) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Extras:"Memories from Being There" 2008 interview with actress Illeana Douglas
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English HoH, Hebrew, Italian, Italian HoH, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
Russian Dolby Digital 1.0
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 -
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
English Theatrical trailer (2:41) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:Cast & Crew info
English Theatrical trailer (2:41) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Notes:Cast & Crew info is Spanish (Castilian) text.
Coded Regions 2 & 4. -
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
Theatrical trailer (2:41) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Coded Regions 2 & 4.
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Extras:Awards notes
Cast & Crew biographies
Theatrical trailer (2:46) -
Subtitles:English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded Regions 1 & 4.
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OVERALL: Draw
The R1 Criterion release include a 4K restoration and many additional extras.
The R1 & R2 Warner Deluxe Edition releases have an exclusive interview.
A Deluxe Edition has also been released in the UK, but we do not have confirmed specs at this time.
Versions:
The US release of the film had outtakes of Peter Sellers playing over the end credits. Sellers hated this, believing it broke the "spell" of the film.
When the film was originally released on VHS, the end credits played over TV static and a montage of audio from commercials + music. Some viewers report seeing this version theatrically in some foreign releases and early US showings.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (130:04 NTSC).
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (129:35 NTSC).
- R1 Deluxe Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits.
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (124:22 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (124:24 PAL).
- R2 Deluxe Edition Italy- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits.
- R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome/Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (124:24 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (124:24 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (124:24 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Outtakes end credits (129:35 NTSC).
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Comparison added by David on 09/03/03
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 04/03/21UPDATE LOG:
09/09/10: Added R1 DE.
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27/07/13: Corrected DE extras
29/07/13: Added R2 German edition and DVDBeaver link.
11/04/18: Addition of the Criterion release.
03/10/20: Addition of the Spain release.
04/03/21: Added Italy, updated Warner DD 2.0 mono tracks to 1.0, added Versions info.
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