One man. One masterpiece. One very big mistake.
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.
Bean (1997) is a family, adventure and comedy film directed by Mel Smith, released on July 3, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed and Tricia Vessey. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 2,656 ratings.
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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
Burt Reynolds
as General Newton
Richard Gant
as Lieutenant Brutus
Chris Ellis
as Detective Butler
Tom McGowan
as Walter Merchandise
Sandra Oh
as Bernice Schimmel
Peter Egan
as Lord Walton
Directed by Mel Smith, written by Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll and Emma Freud, produced by Peter Bennett-Jones, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 2,656 ratings.
**Serious harmonization problems.** After the enormous success of Mr. Bean, it was reasonably predictable that, sooner or later, we would see Rowan Atkinson performing his usual antics in a film production. However, despite the actor's efforts, the truth is that it would never be the same, nor could it be, and sometimes the jokes are so forced that they simply lose their effectiveness. In this film, Bean found work…
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The main cast of Bean (1997) includes Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Tricia Vessey and Andrew Lawrence. The film was directed by Mel Smith. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bean was released on July 3, 1997 and runs for 1h 29m.
Bean (1997) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 2,656 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy family, adventure and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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