90 - Being There (1979) with Various Spaghetti

Dan and Adam are joined by returning champion Various Spaghetti (Blake) to bask in the warm glow of television static... This week, your hosts attempt to decode Hal Ashby's 1979 political hallucination film Being There. L i f e i s a s t a t e o f m i n d

The film discussion begins at 11:17


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IMDB Summary:
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.

Director:
Hal Ashby

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Shirley MacLaine
Melvyn Douglas
Jack Warden
Richard Dysart
Richard Basehart