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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   24,524 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Rowan Atkinson (characters) &
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
One Man. One Masterpiece. One Very Big Mistake. more
Plot:
Bean 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... more | add synopsis
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2 wins more
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Truly a underrated movie! more (138 total)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bean: The Movie (USA) (video box title)
Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Hong Kong: English title)
Dr. Bean (UK) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for moments of risque humor.
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90 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Steve Martin, a self-confessed huge fan of Mr. Bean, wanted to play David Langley. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Bean takes off on the skateboard to "fix" the painting, the camera clearly shows his feet, and he's wearing black leather shoes. Later, when he's at the security guard station at the museum, there is a shot directly of his feet, and he is shown wearing mismatched slippers. It can be explained, as part of a joke, he would wear them so he wouldn't be heard; sneaking around the gallery. more
Quotes:
Kevin Langley: I can't sleep. I can'e stop thinking about naked women. What about you?
Mr. Bean: Whistler's Mother.
Kevin Langley: Well, whatever turns you on!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Adam and Joe Show: (#2.2)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
I Get Around more

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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Truly a underrated movie!, 25 April 2001
10/10
Author: Dan Mudd from USA

Bean: The Movie is without a shadow of a doubt, one best comedies of 1997. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is working as a guard in the Royal Gallery of London. His employers, except for one, all hate him. They send him on a two-month sabbatical (to get rid of him for awhile) to present Whistler's Mother to the Grierson Art Gallery in Los Angeles. The only problem? They told the Grierson that he was a world-famous scholar! If you think Bean couldn't get into any more trouble than he does in the UK, wait till you see what he does in the movie!

Bean stays with the Langley family, all of whom I found annoying except for David (Peter MacNicol), Bean's new friend. Burt Reynolds even has a short cameo appearance as General Newton, a person who cares nothing for art personally.

Although he used some of his former gags, there is enough new ones that make the movie stand out. The movie did better overseas than in the U.S. due to moronic critics and bad advertising.

Bottom line, Bean: The Movie never got the credit it deserved over here. I would buy this movie on DVD or VHS, whichever you prefer. Also if you're a Bean fan, look for The Best Bits of Mr. Bean. It's a collection of Mr. Bean skits from his TV show!

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