He was addicted to his television set. He never read because he didn’t really know how. He held forth on issues because everyone seemed eager to listen. And when he found he could walk on water, hi…
. The eccentric Polish-born novelist resisted the involvement of both Sellers and Ashby, insisting that only he, Kosinski, truly understood the weight of his “socioeconomic cryptofable,” The acerbic Sellers forcefully reminded Kosinski that he was a fine writer but had no idea how to direct, an argument that won the gig for Ashby.
The novel’s storyline: The simple minded gardener at a Washington DC mansion was aghast when the wealthy owner died suddenly. Outfitted in his owner’s elegant suits, and emulating his manners, Chauncey started to make the social rounds, discovering that his off-handed remarks were consistently misinterpreted as metaphoric wisdom. Asked about the economy, he predicted that his garden would bloom that spring. His vague responses to late-night TV hosts were considered shrewdly cerebral.
However, neither the scene, nor the movie, won instant applause from prospective distributors. As president of Lorimar at the time , I showed the movie to Paramount, Warner Bros then United Artists, which finally agreed to release it. The movie opened to excellent reviews but limited marketing support. Sellers and Ashby, both nearing the ends of their careers , found it difficult to explain the nuances of Chauncey, their television hero, to viewers on television.
today likely would have understood the movie and the character. At least he would have liked to watch.
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