Mr. Bean's Holiday Release Date: August 24, 2007 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Steve
Bendelack Screenwriter: Hamish
McColl, Robin
Driscoll Starring: Antoine
de Caunes, Emma
de Caunes, Jean
Rochefort, Rowan
Atkinson, Willem
Dafoe Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: G Official Website: DotComedy.com/Bean
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Plot Summary: Rowan Atkinson returns to the iconic role that made him an international star
in "Mr. Bean's Holiday." In his latest misadventure, Mr. Bean--the nearly wordless
misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks--goes on
holiday to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a European adventure of
cinematic proportions.
Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder
to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. Ah...vacation. But his trip doesn't
go as smoothly as he had hoped when the bumbling Bean falls face first into a
series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences, far-fetched enough to make his
own avant-garde film.
Wrongly thought to be both kidnapper and acclaimed filmmaker, he has some serious
explaining to do after wreaking havoc across the French countryside and arriving
at his vacation spot with a Romanian filmmaker's precocious son and an aspiring
actress in tow. Will Bean be arrested by the gendarmes or end up winning the
Palme d'Or? It's all caught on camera as Atkinson again applies his awkward athleticism
to a comedy of errors in "Mr. Bean's Holiday." — More here
1. Production Information
For more than 20 years—throughout hours of television shorts,
multiple comedy specials, an animated series and a film that grossed
more than $260 million at the domestic and international box office—one
misunderstood, hapless man has delighted children and adults worldwide
with his comical pantomime and penchant for mischief: Mr. Bean...
2. SYNOPSIS
It is raining and dreary in London. The waterlogged Mr. Bean has
fortunately won first prize in a church raffle: a train trip
to the French Riviera and new video camera. After taking the
Eurostar to Paris, Bean arrives at the Gare du Nord station and
casually films Sabine (Emma de Caunes), who has stopped to give
a street performer money...
ABOUT
THE PRODUCTION:
3. Travel Plans with Bean: The Comedy is Greenlit
Thanks to Rowan Atkinson’s unique ability to marry endearing
physical comedy and slapstick with a charming personality, Mr.
Bean, who began his life on British television screens in 1990,
has become a worldwide star. The global success of the series propelled
co-writers and Bean creators Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis
to create the feature film Bean, which found the misfit embroiled
in the Los Angeles art world...
4. Casting Disaster
The team decided that Mr. Bean would come across two main characters
on his vacation travels, a young man and a woman. For the female
lead, there was not interest in making Sabine a romantic interest,
but rather an unknowing player who is swept up in Bean’s
adventure. The boy, Stepan, becomes Bean’s responsibility
as Bean struggles to reunite him with his family. Unfortunately
for both, Stepan can’t speak English, and Bean doesn’t
know Russian...
5. Filming Across France: Monsieur Bean on the Road
Mr. Bean’s Holiday is set (and lensed) almost entirely in
France. Filming took place over 12 weeks during summer 2006—in
London, Paris, the Luberon in Provence, and Cannes, where the beaches
and Le Palais (best known for hosting the Cannes Film Festival)
served as locations. The filmmakers were careful to portray a France
that would subvert Bean’s—and perhaps the audience’s—preconceptions
of the country....
— Comment here
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Rowan
Atkinson revisits favorite character in 'Mr. Bean's Holiday'
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Aug
19, 2007
The American trailer for "Mr. Bean's Holiday," an
English comedy set in France, fascinates the film's star, Rowan
Atkinson. Noting that its voice-over ...
British
TV comedy star returns in 'Holiday'
Charleston Post Courier, SC - Aug
22, 2007
Now comes Friday's opening of "Mr. Bean's Holiday," the
sequel to "Bean," co-starring Willem Dafoe, Emma De Caunes and
the versatile French character actor ...
Seriously
funny
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Aug
19, 2007
The long-awaited second movie, Mr. Bean's Holiday,
opens Friday across Canada, and the comic writer/actor came here
recently to promote it....
'Mr.
Bean' speaks! (About his new movie)
AZ Central.com, AZ - Aug
20, 2007
The third, "Mr. Bean's Holiday," which sends
him on vacation to France, opens nationwide on Friday. Q. In the
finale of your new film, Mr. Bean makes a mess...
Mr.
Bean grows to global fame
Variety - Aug
17, 2007
When "Mr. Bean's Holiday" did finally hit
UK cinemas earlier this year, the result was box office gold, topping
the charts and grossing more than $40...
Rowan
Atkinson: Bean there, still doing that
Globe and Mail, Canada - Jul
26, 2007
... now two enormously successful films:
1997's Bean: The Movie, which made a tidy $250-million-plus worldwide,
and the new Mr. Bean's Holiday, opening Aug....
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