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Bean (film)

Bean
Bean movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
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
Starring
Music by Howard Goodall
Cinematography Francis Kenny
Edited by Christopher Blunden
Production
company
Working Title Films
Tiger Aspect Films
Distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)
Gramercy Pictures (USA)
Release date
  • 2 August 1997 (1997-08-02) (United Kingdom)
  • 7 November 1997 (1997-11-07) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $18 million
Box office $251.2 million
Bean: the Album
Bean the Album cover.jpg
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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