Bean is a 1997 British-American comedy film based on the popular ITV comedy Television series Mr. Bean, which was written by and starred Rowan Atkinson as the title character. The main plot follows Bean entrusted to oversee the transfer of priceless painting Whistler's Mother from a gallery in London to a museum in the United States. In the process, a number of unfortunate mishaps see Bean inadvertently break up a marriage, annoy an American policeman and accidentally destroy the painting, although a shrewd plan results in these mistakes being rectified. The film was written by Atkinson and... Richard Curtis and was directed by Mel Smith, all of whom originally worked together on Not the Nine O'Clock News. Its working title was initially Dr. Bean, based on a misunderstanding which forms part of the plot of the film. Mr. Bean is a well-meaning, but hopelessly clumsy and destructive guard at the Royal National Gallery in London. Attempts by the gallery's board of directors to fire Bean are thwarted by the chairman who, for unspecified reasons, is very fond of him.
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| Release date: | July 3, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Mel Smith |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | Peter Bennet-Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Peter Bennett-Jones |
| Editor: | Chris Blunden |
| Music by: | Howard Goodall |
| Cinematography: | Francis Kenny |
| Screenplay by: | Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Mr. Bean |
| Genre: | Comedy |