Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love.

Director:

Steve Bendelack

Writers:

Rowan Atkinson (character), Richard Curtis (character)

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Steve Pemberton

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean
Steve Pemberton	...	Vicar
Lily Atkinson	...	Lily at the Stereo
Preston Nyman	...	Boy with Train
Sharlit Deyzac	...	Buffet Attendant
Francois Touch	...	Busker Accordion
Emma de Caunes	...	Sabine
Arsène Mosca	...	Traffic Controller (as Arsene Mosca)
Stéphane Debac	...	Traffic Controller (as Stephane Debac)
Willem Dafoe	...	Carson Clay
Philippe Spall	...	French Journalist
Jean Rochefort	...	Maitre'D
Karel Roden	...	Emil
Maxim Baldry	...	Stepan (as Max Baldry)
Pascal Jounier	...	Tipsy Man

Storyline

Mr. Bean enters a church raffle and wins a vacation trip to France as well as a camcorder. After boarding a Eurostar train and arriving in Paris, the French language proves a barrier for Bean, as he struggles to get across the city to catch a train to the south of France from the Gare de Lyon. Taking time to order a meal, he finds the consumption of a seafood platter to be a challenge. Just before catching his train, he asks Emil, a Russian film director on his way to be a judge at the Cannes Film festival to use his camcorder to record his boarding, but accidentally causes Emil being left behind at the station. Bean attempts to cheer up the director's son Stepan as the train continues south but matters are made more hectic by the fact that Emil has reported his son to have been kidnapped and Bean losing his wallet and essential travel documents at a pay phone where he and Stepan attempt to contact Emil. Heading in the direction of Cannes, Bean finds himself in the cast and disrupting...

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Plot Keywords:

france | train | lost passport | toilet | camera | 

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Taglines:

Disaster has a passport.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max Baldry enjoyed working with Rowan Atkinson.

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Goofs

The ticket on the chicken's foot switches feet, most noticeable after it runs from Bean, then later when it runs toward the camera before the farmer picks it up.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vicar: Three-one. Thirty-one.
Mrs. Lucas: Over here!
Vicar: Ah, Mrs. Lucas! Congratulations, Mrs. Lucas. And now to the first prize in today's raffle in aid of the "roof appeal." Thank you, Lily. Indeed. The magnificent holiday to the south of France, kindly sponsored by Dalesborough Travel Limited. So, thank you, guys. The winner of this prize will travel by Eurostar train to Paris, then catch the fast train south before spending the week on the beaches of the French Riviera. This fabulous prize also ...

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Crazy Credits

Although it doesn't really relate to anything in the movie, there is one final scene at the very end of the credits; We see Bean filming through his Video Camera and writing "Fin" in the sand (which means "The End" in French) with a final look through the camera, the water comes up and washes the word anyway...just as the battery on the camera finally runs out...with the screen going black.

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Alternate Versions

Several scenes were deleted from US theatrical prints, such as Bean licking the spilled coffee in the laptop and Bean getting his tie stuck in the vending machine. These scenes were restored for the DVD.

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Connections

Referenced in Snowden (2016)

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Soundtracks

African Market Place
Written by Michel Estrade and Stefane Mellino
Performed by Les Buskers

User Reviews

Still Brings Back the Old Memory

It's Mr. Bean again and I really appreciate his effort. I think the movie isn't that bad, not as bad as people talk. There were so many scenes that I found really funny and entertaining. I love the fact that this one takes place in France and I get a chance to see the beauty of it. It's great I think. And yes Mr. Bean still shows his silliness in front of the screen.

Personally I love this movie. It's funny and I would recommend this to watch this not alone but with the whole family since I think it's also a bit too childish. Ooh, maybe I enjoy it because I'm still a child. Hehehe...

Still one of the funniest movie for the first quarter of 2007.

Details

Country:

UK France Germany USA

Language:

English French Spanish Russian

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Filming Locations:

La Grande Arche de la Défense near Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,889,780, 26 August 2007

Gross USA:

$33,302,167

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$232,225,908

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Motion Picture Alpha Produktionsgesellschaft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS (Digital DTS Sound) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1