Bean (1997)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Mel Smith

Writers:

Rowan Atkinson (characters) &
Richard Curtis (characters) ...

Release Date:

7 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One Man. One Masterpiece. One Very Big Mistake.

Plot:

Bean works as a caretaker at Britain's formidable Royal National Gallery, and his bosses want to fire him because he sleeps at work all the time...

Plot Keywords:

Whistler's Mother | Los Angeles California | London England | Husband Wife Relationship | Friendship

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean
Peter MacNicol	...	David Langley
John Mills	...	Chairman (as Sir John Mills)
Pamela Reed	...	Alison Langley
Harris Yulin	...	George Grierson
Burt Reynolds	...	General Newton
Larry Drake	...	Elmer
Danny Goldring	...	Security Buck
Johnny Galecki	...	Stingo Wheelie
Chris Ellis	...	Det. Butler
Andrew Lawrence	...	Kevin Langley
Peter Egan	...	Lord Walton
Peter Capaldi	...	Gareth
June Brown	...	Delilah
Peter James	...	Dr. Rosenblum

Also Known As:

Bean: The Movie (USA) (video box title)
Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Hong Kong: English title)
Dr. Bean (UK) (working title)
Bean - äärimmäinen katastrofielokuva (Finland) [fi]
Bean - Den totala katastroffilmen (Sweden) [sv]
Bean - Den ultimative katastrofefilm (Denmark) [da]
Bean - Der ultimative Katastrophenfilm (Germany) [de]
Bean - I ypertati tainia katastrofis (Greece) [el]
Bean, el nombre del desastre (Venezuela) [es]
Bean, la película del desastre (Argentina) [es]
Bean, le film le plus catastrophe (France) [fr]
Bean, lo último en cine catastrófico (Spain) [es]
Bean-En büyük felaket filmi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Bean... film vrhunske katastrofe (Croatia) [hr]
Bean: L'ultime film catastrophe (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Bean: O comedie dezastru (Romania) [ro]
Bean: Um Autêntico Desastre (Portugal) [pt]
Bean: lo último en cine catastrófico (Spain) [es]
Jas fasola (Poland) [pl]
Mister Bean - O Filme (Brazil) [pt]
Mr. Bean - L'ultima catastrofe (Italy) [it]
Mr. Bean - O Filme (Brazil) (alternative spelling) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for moments of risque humor.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:PG | South Korea:12 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35186) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

The producers were initially looking for an unknown actor to play General Newton. But being a fan of the TV series, Burt Reynolds asked for a role and was then cast to appear as Newton.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The painting around which the film revolves is referred to universally as "Arrangement in Grey and Black, Portrait Of The Artist's Mother" by art galleries (the first part being Whistler's original title for the painting), not "Portrait of Whistler's Mother".

Quotes:

Lt. Brutus: He's a genius, huh?
David Langley: That's what they tell me.
Lt. Brutus: Well, he looks like a fruit cake to me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "It Takes Two: (#2.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I Get Around

You won't be able to stop laughing

Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is a London museum guard who is about to be fired by middle management. The big boss, however, won't hear of it; instead, he sends Mr. Bean to America. Once there, Mr. Bean is to pose as an art critic and give a rousing speech about Whistler's mother for a California art museum. Well, the museum director picks Mr. Bean up at the airport and pandemonium is the name of the game after that. Mr. Bean upsets the director's household, creates havoc at a local amusement park, blows up dinner and more. On top of that, he rarely speaks so everyone is certain he is an idiot. Can this man transform himself into an art critic and will he be able to present a speech on the museum's big day?

This movie is just flat-out fun. Although he has very little dialogue, Mr. Bean's expressions and antics are priceless. The supporting cast does a reasonably good job but Mr. Bean towers over everybody. This movie should be required viewing for anyone in a depressed state of mind; it can lift the spirits of even the saddest beings on earth. Recommended for a fine family evening of giggles and leg-slapping.