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 (character "Mr. Bean"), Richard Curtis (character "Mr. Bean")

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills

2 wins & 1 nomination.

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 (Rowan Atkinson) 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 the U.S., to the small Los Angeles art gallery instead, where he'll have to officiate at the opening of the greatest U.S. picture ever (called "Whistler's Mother").

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Plot Keywords:

california | los angeles california | 1990s | surname as title | dysfunctional family | 

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Taglines:

In the city of dreams... A nightmare has been unleashed...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for moments of risque humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the series there is a scene in which Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) takes an art class but can't stand to look at the nude model so he places a clay bra, he made himself, over her breasts. A similar idea was proposed for the movie for a scene in the Royal National Gallery (the British museum at which Mr. Bean works at the beginning of the movie) in which Mr. Bean tries to conceal various nude art forms from three young girls.

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Goofs

When Mr. Bean puts the glass swan on the radio, the TV remote is on the coffee table, right next to the radio remote. In the first shot of Mr. Bean attempting to turn the TV on, the TV remote is on top of the TV.

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Quotes

[about Mr. Bean for being arrested a second time]
Lt. Brutus: His is a butt I would dearly love to kick. And next time I will!

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Crazy Credits

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

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Alternate Versions

Version shown on cable in the People's Republic of China (April, 1999) are uncut save for the scenes of Bean experimenting with "giving the finger" to people on the streets of LA. All scenes of him giving this gesture are cut from the film, an edit all the more perplexing as one of these scenes is shown in an advert for the movie.

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Connections

Referenced in Boys Don't Cry (2000)

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Soundtracks

I Love L.A.
Written by Randy Newman
Performed by OMC
Courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd.

User Reviews

God, I LOVED this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can anyone not LOVE this movie. It has to be the greatest comedy made in the 1990s. IT HAS TO BE. Rowan Atkinson is an incredible slapstick comedian. He is one of the great comedy performers of all time, ranking alongside Chaplin, Keaton, Fields, The Marxes, Tati, Brooks and Allen. This was a really popular movie when it was released in the Spring of 1997-and with good reason. If there could ONLY be more movies like this. I'm a big fan of Atkinson's TV shows MR BEAN, BLACKADDER and of course THE THIN BLUE LINE. Do yourself a favor and see this movie!

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bean: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,255,233, 19 October 1997

Gross USA:

$45,319,423

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$251,212,670

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Tiger Aspect Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 85 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1