Bean (1997 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Mel Smith |
| Produced by | Rowan Atkinson Peter Bennet-Jones Tim Bevan Richard Curtis Eric Fellner Rebecca O'Brien |
| Written by |
Richard Curtis Robin Driscoll |
| Based on | Mr.Bean |
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| Music by | Howard Goodall |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Edited by | Christopher Blunden |
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Working Title Films
Tiger Aspect Films |
| Distributed by |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK) Gramercy Pictures (USA) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $251.2 million |
| Bean: the Album | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 1, 1997 |
| Label | Mercury Records |
Bean (also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Bean: The Movie) is a 1997 feature film based on the television series Mr. Bean. It stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role and Peter MacNicol. It was directed by Mel Smith. The film used many of the ideas and skits from the original television series.
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is a well meaning, but hopelessly clumsy and destructive security guard at the National Gallery in London. When the board of directors for the gallery, who despise him for sleeping on the job, fail to fire him due to the chairman (Sir John Mills) threatening repercussions, they immediately decide on a different course of action and have him represent them during the transfer of the portrait Whistler's Mother to the Grierson Art Gallery in Los Angeles, following its purchase by philanthropist General Newton (Burt Reynolds) for $50 million. The curator of the Grierson, David Langley (Peter MacNicol), impressed with the false profile of "Dr. Bean", agrees to accommodate him at his house for two months, much to the chargrin of his wife Alison (Pamela Reed). After Bean causes some initial mishaps with the airport police and breaking a family heirloom, Alison leaves for her mother's house with son Kevin (Andrew Lawrence) and daughter Jennifer (Tricia Vessey).
David soon begins to question Bean's intelligence after he suggests they head to a theme park and causes mayhem with a ride, and later mess up a dinner with the gallery's owner, George Grierson (Harris Yulin). His worst fears are soon realised when Bean accidentally ruins the painting shortly after it arrives. Fearing that he will lose his job and possibly face criminal charges for the damage, David becomes despondent and gets drunk, even though his family returns out of pity. To save his career, Bean sneaks back into the gallery, distracts the guard by lacing his drink with laxatives, and replaces the ruined painting with a poster. The plan proves a success, fooling everyone including Newton. Bean nearly panics when he realises he has to make a speech, but gives an improvised, sentimental and deep monologue about the painting that wins the crowd's praise and approval.
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