Directed by:
Mel SmithCinematography:
Francis KennyComposer:
Howard GoodallCast:
Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Burt Reynolds, Larry Drake, Danny Goldring, Johnny Galecki, Chris Ellis, Andrew Lawrence (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
An average man who lives alone, dresses in a jacket and tie, and relates to children better than adults, Mr. Bean finds himself in a series of catastrophes of his own creation. As the caretaker of Britain's Royal National Gallery, he is sent to the Grierson Gallery in Los Angeles to accompany "Whistler's Mother." His misadventures begin on the trans-Atlantic flight and continue until he does damage to the painting itself. (official distributor synopsis)
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We still have the (probably no longer working) original VHS at home, and I remember watching the film more than once back then. I went back to The Ultimate Disaster Movie some years after the last screening, and it was indeed a nostalgic return. Mr. Bean and his hijinks definitely work better in short sketches and with a minimum of words, no question about it, yet this film version it's a fun romp that references the original series in more than one place. I had the most fun with Bean's nighttime mission at the museum and his amateurish (but supremely effective) doctoring at the hospital.
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