Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Steve Bendelack

Writers:

Rowan Atkinson (character) and
Richard Curtis (character) ...

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Disaster has a passport

Plot:

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love, among other things.

Plot Keywords:

Cannes | Train | France | Director | Mr Bean

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean
Steve Pemberton	...	Vicar
Lily Atkinson	...	Lily at the Stereo
Preston Nyman	...	Boy with Train
Sharlit Deyzac	...	Buffet Attendant
Francois Touch	...	Busker Accordion
Emma de Caunes	...	Sabine
Arsène Mosca	...	Traffic Controller (as Arsene Mosca)
Stéphane Debac	...	Traffic Controller
Willem Dafoe	...	Carson Clay
Philippe Spall	...	French Journalist
Jean Rochefort	...	Maitre'D
Karel Roden	...	Emil
Max Baldry	...	Stepan
Pascal Jounier	...	Tipsy Man

Also Known As:

Bean 2 (UK) (working title)
Bean II (UK) (working title)
French Bean (UK) (working title)
Les vacances de Mr. Bean (France)
Mr Bean's Holiday (UK) (alternative spelling)
Mr. Bean macht Ferien (Germany)
Mr. Bean's Vacation (USA)

MPAA:

Re-rated G; originally rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK | France | Germany

Language:

English | French | Spanish | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Spain:T | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Argentina:Atp | USA:G | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Taiwan:GP (original rating) | Peru:PT | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Gainsborough Studios, Islington, London, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Mr. Bean's first name is revealed to be Rowan as seen in a quick glance of his passport.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Bean is in the gas station in French Riviera, the TV of the gas stations is showing the news (about him) in English and not in French.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vicar: Three-one. Thirty-one. And now to the first prize in today's raffle in aid of the "roof appeal." Thank you, Lily. Indeed. The magnificent holiday to the south of France, kindly sponsored by Dalesborough Travel Limited. So, thank you, guys. The winner of this prize will travel by Eurostar train to Paris...

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dumb & Dumber (1994)

Soundtrack:

O mio babbino caro

A delightfully ridiculous movie

Mr. Bean's Holdiay was a movie I really enjoyed. Mr. Bean was back in true form, and delivered an unexpectedly funny movie. Part of Mr. Bean's humor is when something is about to happen, you can see it from a mile away, and you yell at the screen "look out Mr. Bean!" or "He left it on the counter! Oh No!" or what have you. There is plenty of this,but there is also a great deal of irony and clever wordplay in it as well. It's a well rounded comedy movie, that will be funny to children and adults alike. I'm not really a big Mr. Bean fan, but I really liked this movie anyway, and I know that most people will too, if they give it a chance. I will definitely recommend this movie to my friends, and to anyone who reads this review.