@Junior_Spaceman (Junior Spaceman) posted a new topic, subject "Accidental Hero". It read:

   Last night I borrowed the video ‘Dick' - a pretty funny film about two teenage girls who get mixed up with the Watergate controversy. It reminded me of another movie I was told about in which someone kept accidentally getting involved in world-changing events, without really knowing what was going on. It might have been Charlie Chaplan, or someone like that. Does anyone know of any movies (or books, plays, etc) that fit this description? I'm not even sure there's only one that I'm after.
    
    HenrySpencer
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Then @Montfort (Montfort) said

    _Hero_  
    _Forrest Gump_  
    _Zelig_
    
    Pick one.
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So @Bricker (Bricker) replied

    I'll add _Being There_.
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To which @mrblue92 (mrblue92) replied

    _Forrest Gump_ is probably the movie in question, but I'll also add _The Man Who Knew Too Little_.
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To which @Saltire (Saltire) replied

    Gotta go with Bricker. _Being There,_ with Peter Sellers, seems most likely to be what you're thinking of.
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To which @muppetsoup (muppetsoup) replied

    Beavis and Butthead Do America
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@Cabbage (Cabbage) replied

    Since you mentioned Charlie Chaplin, _The Great Dictator_ comes to mind as well.
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To which @friedo (friedo) replied

    _Spies Like Us_
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@lawoot (lawoot) replied

    I think ‘Gump' would be the most likely… ‘Being There' doesn't get into any ‘real' events, whereas ‘Gump' does…
    
    I still love ‘Being There', though…
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