Bean (1997)

The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum.

Director:

Mel Smith

Writers:

Rowan Atkinson (characters), Richard Curtis (characters),

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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, but can't because the chairman of the gallery's board defends him. They send him to USA, to the small Los Angeles art gallery instead, where he'll have to officiate at the opening of the greatest US picture ever (called "Whistler's Mother").

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Plot Keywords:

eccentric | whistler's mother | london england | los angeles california | miracle | 

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Taglines:

One Man. One Masterpiece. One Very Big Mistake.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for moments of risque humor

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bean: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$132,500,000 (Non-US) (31 October 1997)

Gross:

$45,298,656 (USA) (23 January 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Tiger Aspect Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 85 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Martin, a self-confessed huge fan of Mr. Bean, wanted to play David Langley.

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Goofs

From his side of the one-way window in the police station, Bean's tie appears straight and tidy with only the 'large' end on show. However from the police perspective on the other side of the window his tie is lop-sided with both ends clearly visible across his shirt.

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Quotes

David Langley: Come on, everybody, it's gonna be great! Dr. Bean is a genius of the very highest order!

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Crazy Credits

Flashbacks of the movie appear at the beginning of the closing credits.

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Connections

References Seinfeld (1990)

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Soundtracks

"I Love L.A."
Written and Performed by Randy Newman

User Reviews

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!