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Bean

Bean

One man. One masterpiece. One very big mistake.

19976.51h 29m

Overview

Childlike 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.

Directed by Mel Smith
Written by Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll, Emma Freud
Produced by Peter Bennett-Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $251.2M

Top Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

Mr. Bean

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

David Langley

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Alison Langley

Tricia Vessey

Tricia Vessey

Jennifer Langley

Andrew Lawrence

Andrew Lawrence

Kevin Langley

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

George Grierson

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

General Newton

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Lieutenant Brutus

Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis

Detective Butler

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Walter Merchandise

Themes & Keywords

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About Bean

Bean is a family, adventure, comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of california, london, england, airport, paris, france, chaos, repair. Directed by Mel Smith, it stars Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed. Childlike 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.

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