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Bean
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1997 film directed by Mel Smith
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*Bean* is a 1997 comedy film directed by Mel Smith and written by Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis, and Robin Driscoll. Produced by Working Title Films, the movie stars Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Burt Reynolds, and Pamela Reed. It is part of the *Mr Bean* series and was filmed in London and Los Angeles. The film’s narrative takes place in these two cities, with Howard Goodall composing the score and Francis Kenny serving as director of photography.
The film was released on July 3, 1997, and has a runtime of 89 minutes. It was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Netflix. *Bean* has a budget of 18,000,000 and generated revenue of 251,212,670. The film received a PG-13 rating and has a Metascore of 52. It is followed by *Mr. Bean's Holiday*.
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Film · TMDB
6.5Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean
- Peter MacNicol as David Langley
- Pamela Reed as Alison Langley
- Tricia Vessey as Jennifer Langley
- Andrew Lawrence as Kevin Langley
- Harris Yulin as George Grierson
Themes
- california
- london, england
- airport
- paris, france
- chaos
- repair
- vault
- museum
- painting
- arts and culture
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
115,203 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mel Smith
- Written by
- Richard Curtis Robin Driscoll
- Based on
- Mr. Bean , by Rowan Atkinson Richard Curtis
- Produced by
- Peter Bennett-Jones Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Rowan Atkinson Peter MacNicol Pamela Reed Harris Yulin Burt Reynolds
- Cinematography
- Francis Kenny
- Edited by
- Christopher Blunden
- Music by
- Howard Goodall
- Production companies
- Working Title Films Tiger Aspect Films
- Distributed by
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom) Gramercy Pictures (United States)
- Release dates
- 1 August 1997 ( 1997-08-01 ) (United Kingdom) 7 November 1997 ( 1997-11-07 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $251.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The painting Whistler's Mother Bean (also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Bean: The Movie) is a 1997 comedy film directed by Mel Smith and written by Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll, based on the British sitcom Mr. Bean. The film stars Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean, with Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin and Burt Reynolds in supporting roles. In the film, Bean works as a security guard at the National Gallery in London before being sent to the United States to talk about the unveiling of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's 1871 painting Whistler's Mother.
Bean was released in the United Kingdom on 1 August 1997, by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, and in the United States on 7 November by Gramercy Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $251 million against a budget of $18 million. A sequel, Mr. Bean's Holiday, was released in 2007.
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