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A great 'adult' movie I enjoyed as an 11 year old. I was at the Biltmore House (Asheville, NC) last week where most of the movie was filmed, and I couldn't help but think of it, especially in the big banquet hall.

A much subtler movie than Forrest Gump (no bloated 60's travelogue) and unfortunately, one of Peter Sellers' last movies. The outtakes at the end where he kept cracking up after saying 'a***ole' are priceless.

Of course if Ebert reviewed it today, he'd find some way to turn it into a vicious "Dubya" hit piece.

Hey we must be around the same age. I saw this film at the Waverly Theater in downtown manhattan with my dad. Even at 12, I was a huge Sellers fan and was excited when the movie was coming out.

My dad is the best: turned me and my brothers on to lots of cool stuff. So we would appreciate Sellers, Pink Panther films, old movie serials, Universal monster movies, Godzilla films, etc.

I revisited the film a few times as I got older and my opinion of the movie only grew.

That must have been awesome being at that home - I can't imagine thinking of anything else except Chance and 'Being There.' That must have been a real treat!

And right you are - shows you what a difference a couple of decades make. 'Being There' would be considered by Ebert and many other less schooled critics a thinly vieled parody of President Dubya.

Ironic! This is so similar to the type of self absorbed world view of almost every character in the film! Haha!

Of course if Ebert reviewed it today, he'd find some way to turn it into a vicious "Dubya" hit piece.

When I saw the movie title and who the reviewer was I just figured that's what it was. Once I started reading the comments I had to go back and read the whole review.

I read the book in high school 25 years ago and loved it.