Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Director:

Steve Bendelack

Writers:

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

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

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:

Train | Director | France | Mr Bean | Raffle

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

Colour:

Colour

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 Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | 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:

Arc de Triomphe, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The film Willem Dafoe's character premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Carson Clay presents a Carson Clay film starring Carson Clay) pokes fun at Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny (2003), which had premiered at Cannes four years before the release of Mr. Bean's Holiday. Gallo's film was strongly criticized as being boring and self indulgent, which is what Carson Clay's film is humorously portrayed as being.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Mr Bean gets thrown off the train he appears to be in Avignon, and later the same day he is being driven in the mini with Sabine, and they cross the Viaduc de Millau. This is around 100 miles to the west and in completely the wrong direction for Cannes

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:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#37.12)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Gare du Nord

Funny!

I don't understand the bad comments here. I saw the movie just now at a press screening in Bangkok. I did not expect much (because I read the negative comments yesterday), but it was very good! It's not rocket science, it's just another Mr. Bean movie. I even thought this one was better than the first one, especially in the second half of the movie. The end was a bit over the top, but that's only for the last two minutes, you will see why.

Willem Dafoe is also pretty funny as super ego movie director/actor and blends in well in the story with his 'replay' movie. Don't take life too serious and you will enjoy your time in the cinema watching Mr. Bean's Holiday!