Bean (1997)

Directed by

Mel Smith

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2,618 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clumsy security guard is sent from London to Los Angeles to give a talk about a famous painting. His well-meaning but disastrous antics cause constant trouble for the American family hosting him.

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What happens

Bean (also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Bean: The Movie) is a 1997 British 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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