Bean (film)

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	Gramercy Pictures Working Title Films Tiger Aspect Films
Distributed by	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates	3 July 1997 (1997-07-03) (Australia) 1 August 1997 (1997-08-01) (United Kingdom)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom[1]
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$251.2 million[2]

Bean (also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie and 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 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.

Bean was first released in Australia on 3 July 1997, before being released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 1997. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $251.2 million worldwide against an $18 million budget.^[2] A standalone sequel, Mr. Bean's Holiday, was released in 2007.