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Overview

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Director:
Mel Smith
Writers:
Rowan Atkinson (characters) &
Richard Curtis (characters) ...
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
One Man. One Masterpiece. One Very Big Mistake. more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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(23 articles)
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Atkinson Undergoes Hernia Surgery
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Successful transformation to the big screen more

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bean: The Movie (USA) (video box title)
Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Hong Kong: English title)
Dr. Bean (UK) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for moments of risque humor.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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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. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several spoken references are made to the "Royal National Gallery" as well as the labeling of an exterior shot. It should have been referred to as the "National Gallery" since the gallery was founded by the state, not by royalty. more
Quotes:
David Langley: Why am I worried about this? You did it! All I gotta do is go tell 'em what happened. But they'll say, "Who left him alone with the picture?" And I'll say, "Me". And they'll say, "You're fired" and I'll say, "Fine". They'll say, "No, no, no, firing's not good enough. Let's prosecute you for negligence". I go to jail, my wife leaves me, my daughter becomes a prostitute, I wind up on death row sharing a cell with Butch McDick! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Walking On Sunshine more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Successful transformation to the big screen, 2 March 2001
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Author: davidjmccrea from london

Warning:Plot Giveaways

Bean the movie is a triumph in the cinema world. For once a film based on the T.V. series has worked. It may be the case the best jokes are altered versions of what appeared on the small screen but are slotted into the story line with immense skill. Just before Bean gets the Turkey stuck on his head when asked had he cooked a turkey before he nods his head in an unsure "mmmm" mannner.

The best thing about Bean the movie is the for once it is the Americans who are made to look stupid. Whereas in many movies the British are the joke being portrayed as posh in Bean it the Americans who are laughed at for being simply to stupid to realise this so called doctor bean is in fact not a doctor.

On hearing Mr Bean was hitting the big screen I was at first very concerned that it would not work for him to talk . However many of the funniest lines are when he does open his mouth such as when he calls a 50 million dollar painting a big picture of an old bat.

Very recommended

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