Plot
Simple-minded gardener Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. home of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run-in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben, an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider.
Written by
Jerzy Kosinski, Robert C. Jones
Directed by
Hal Ashby
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Germany
Production Companies
NatWest Ventures, Northstar Media, New Gold Entertainment, CIP, BSB, Lorimar Film Entertainment, United Artists
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 15 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
80,061
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA