Bean (1997)

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:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The obscene finger gesture which Bean mistakes for a friendly greeting in the Sunset Blvd. sequence is considered equally offensive in both the US and Britain. There's no reason to believe he wouldn't realize what it meant.

Quotes:

Lt. Brutus: Mr. Bean, are you presently on any kind of medication?
Mr. Bean: Not that I know of.
Lt. Brutus: You certainly could use some.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)

Soundtrack:

Bean Theme (Mad Pianos)

British farce at its finest!

This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, and in my opinion it is among the ranks of the legendary Monty Python.

"Bean" is about the infamous Mr.Bean, a lazy buffoon who manages to cause problems in even the simplest of tasks. In this movie, he works at an Art Gallery and the management desperately want to get rid of him. Rather than fire him, they send him to Los Angeles to unveil the painting, "Whistler's Mother". An American named David Langley allows Mr.Bean to stay in his house during his visit against the will of his family. This turns out to be a huge mistake.

This movie is roll-out-of-your-chair-laughing funny. Rowan Atkinson's acting is beyond excellent, and all of the other characters are good as well.

The only thing I can find to nitpick about this movie is that there is not a very strong plot. The movie is basically a line of connected humor skits. I personally do not mind this too much, but if you are looking for a movie with a story that can be made into a book, look elsewhere.

If you enjoyed the Mr.Bean series and like "disaster" movies, this is the perfect movie for you!