Bean (film)

Bean
Bean
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mel Smith
Written by	Richard Curtis; Robin Driscoll;
Based on	Mr. Bean; by Rowan Atkinson; Richard Curtis;
Produced by	Peter Bennett-Jones; Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Richard Curtis;
Starring	Rowan Atkinson; Peter MacNicol; Pamela Reed; Harris Yulin; Burt Reynolds;
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Edited by	Christopher Blunden
Music by	Howard Goodall
Production; companies	Working Title Films; Tiger Aspect Films;
Distributed by	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates	3 July 1997 (Australia); 1 August 1997 (United Kingdom); 7 November 1997 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$251.2 million

Bean (also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Bean: The Movie) is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Mel Smith and written by Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll. Based on the British sitcom series Mr. Bean created by Rowan Atkinson and Curtis, the film stars Atkinson in the title role, with Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Sandra Oh and Burt Reynolds in supporting roles. In the film, Bean works as a security guard at the National Gallery in London before being sent to the United States to talk about the unveiling of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's 1871 painting Whistler's Mother.

Produced by Gramercy Pictures, Working Title Films, and Tiger Aspect Films, Bean was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 1997 by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, having grossed $251.2 million worldwide against an $18 million budget.^[2] A standalone sequel, Mr. Bean's Holiday, was released in 2007.

^ "Bean (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bean". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 January 2015.