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Bean (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 25

Fresh: 9

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In his big-screen debut, the BBC's beloved, bumbling, barely verbal Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) lands in the plastic wasteland of Los Angeles, where he has been sent to "guard" Whistler's Mother as it changes hands between the London... In his big-screen debut, the BBC's beloved, bumbling, barely verbal Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) lands in the plastic wasteland of Los Angeles, where he has been sent to "guard" Whistler's Mother as it changes hands between the London National Art Gallery and a chichi private gallery. Absurd laughs from the hilarious Atkinson. [More]

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, John Mills, Peter Capaldi, June Brown

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, John Mills, Peter Capaldi, June Brown, Peter Egan, Burt Reynolds, Peter MacNicol, Harris Yulin, Pamela Reed, Larry Drake, Chris Ellis, Richard Gant, Danny Goldring, Andrew Lawrence, Tom McGowan, Sandra Oh, Tricia Vessey, Peter James, Clive Corner, Rob Brownstein, Julia Pearlstein, Alison Goldie, Dakin Matthews, Scott Charles, Ronnie Yeskel, Priscilla Shanks

Director: Mel Smith

Director: Mel Smith
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll
Composer: Howard Goodall
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

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Release:

Mar 31, 1998

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - 3.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Theatrical Trailers
  • English Closed Captioned
  • French Dubbed
  • Spanish Subtitles

Interactive Features:

  • Cast and Crew Bios
  • OMC "I Love L.A." Music Video

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Atkinson's genius at portraying a pesky, childish adult is reminiscent of the great comic stars of silent movies, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

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The film is little more than a showcase for Atkinson's broad slapstick comedy, overdone facial contortions, and bathroom humor.

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I'm pretty sure that I can say it's not a great movie; I'm not so certain I can say it wasn't a funny one.

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