Being mavericky, back in the day Did "Being There" (1979) anticipate Sarah Palin? Not quite. But if the credentials for commanding the public's rapt attention aren't exactly what they used to be, give credit to Peter Sellers, writer Jerzy Kosinski, and director Hal Ashby for satirizing dubious celebrity and influence slightly ahead of the cultural curve.
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