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Clips from Being There (1979)

"Don't worry, he might be a breath of fresh air."
Being There (1979)
"He is different, isn't he?"
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"You know, he's very..."
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"...intense."
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"Perhaps."
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"Actually, I found him to have quite a sense of humor."
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"That's a very small room."
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"Yes, sir, I guess that's true. Smallest room in the house."
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"- Yes, I guess that's true."
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"Mr. Gardiner,"
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"Welcome to Rand Memorial Hospital."
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"Thank you."
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"I feel very good in here."
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"That's the oxygen."
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"When I first got sick..."
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"...so they could pump in some extra oxygen."
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"Keeps my spirits up."
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"You must be very ill."
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"Aplastic anemia."
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"The bone marrow doesn't supply enough red blood cells."
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"Not a damn thing they can do about it."
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"They can keep me comfortable."
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"Prolong my life with steroid therapy..."
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"But what makes my blood boil..."
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"...is that this is usually..."
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"...a young person's disease."
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"Here I am getting along in years..."
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"...and I'm about to die of a young person's disease."
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"I've never seen anything like this on television."
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"You'll join us for dinner, of course."
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"Oh, yes, please. Thank you. Thank you."
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"I'm very hungry."
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"Yes, so am I, my boy."
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"So am I."
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"Do you know Raphael?"
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"No, sir. I don't believe I do."
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"Because I have a message for him."
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"A small black man gave me a message for Raphael."
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"I still don't believe I know the man, Mr. Gardiner. Now, please..."
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"...lie still."
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"Is there anyone we could notify for you?"
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"No."
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"The old man died and Louise left."
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"I do hope your injury won't prevent you from attending to business."
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"Do you need a secretary?"
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"No, thank you."
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"My house was shut down."
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"You mean your business was shut down?"
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"Yes."
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"Shut down and closed by the attorneys."
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"What did I tell you? That's exactly what I mean."
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"The businessman today is at the mercy of kid lawyers from the SEC."
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"It's happening to everyone, I'm afraid."
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"The way things are going, they'll probably legislate the medical profession..."
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"...right out of existence."
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"Yes. Right out of existence."
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"Yeah, it's a damn shame."
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"What are your plans now, Mr. Gardiner?"
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"Or may I call you Chauncey?"
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"So then, what are your plans, Chauncey?"
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"I would like to work in your garden."
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"I never had much feel for it, myself."
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"I'm a very good gardener."
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"Isn't that what any businessman is? A gardener."
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"He..."
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"...to make it productive..."
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"...with the labor of his own hands."
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"He waters it..."
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"...with the sweat of his own brow."
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"He makes a thing of value for his family..."
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"...and for the community."
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"...is a laborer in the vineyard."
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"I know exactly what you mean, Ben."
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"The garden that I left was such a place."
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"I don't have that anymore. All I have left..."
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"...is the room upstairs."
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"Come on, now, wait a minute, Chauncey."
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"You've got your health."
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"I don't want to hear anymore from you about that room upstairs."
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"That's where I'm going, too damn soon."
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"I'm sure it is. That's what they say, anyway."
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"You know..."
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"...there are thousands of businessmen, large and small..."
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"...in your situation."
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"I've..."
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"...given the matter a good deal of consideration for some time."
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"They've been harassed long enough by..."
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"...inflation, increased taxation..."
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"...all sorts of indecencies."
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"After all, they're our strongest defense against the pollutants..."
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"...of our basic freedoms..."
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"...as well as the well-being of our middle class."
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"I've been thinking about starting a financial assistance fund."
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"No, Ben."
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"I can understand that."
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"After a man's lost everything..."
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"...anger tends to block out rationality, for a while."
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"But, you work on the idea."
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"Fertilize it."
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"I will, Ben. Yes."
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"I'm sure you'll sprout some thoughts in a few days."
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"Sorry, sir."
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"Excuse me."
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"Yes, sir."
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"- Chauncey,"
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"I just wanted you to know how delighted I am..."
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"...that you're staying with us and how dreadful I feel about your leg."
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"You lifted Ben's spirits tonight to such an extent, do you know that?"
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"He liked you so much. He really did."
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"He reminds me of the old man."
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"Does he?"
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"Are you going to leave and close this house when Ben dies?"
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"Goodnight, Chauncey."
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"'Morning, Mr. Perkins. - 'Morning, Mr. Riff."
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"Nice to see you. - Thanks."
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"We have an additional guest with us today, Mr. Chauncey Gardiner."
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"I see. Shall we set up the communications in the usual place?"
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"Of course. - Okay, let's go to work."
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"Would you like a car, sir?"
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"Yes, I would like a car."
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