Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
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Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a comedy film based on the British television series Mr. Bean, as well as a standalone sequel to 1997’s Bean. Directed by Steve Bendelack and written for the screen by Hamish McColl and Robin Driscoll, from a story by Simon McBurney, it is a British-American venture produced by StudioCanal, Working Title Films and Tiger Aspect Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role, with Max Baldry, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe and Karel Roden in supporting roles.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2007 and in the United States on 24 August 2007, both to mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, having grossed $229.7 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.
In a raffle, Mr. Bean wins a holiday by train to Cannes, a video camera, and €200. Before catching his train, Bean causes chaos while sampling French seafood cuisine in a Paris restaurant.
On the platform at Gare de Lyon, Bean asks Russian origin movie director Emil Duchevsky (Karel Roden) to film him boarding the train using his new video camera. Bean keeps asking for retakes, until the train leaves with Bean and Duchevsky’s son, Stepan (Max Baldry) on the train and Duchevsky is left behind.
Bean and the boy get off at the next station. Duchevsky’s train does not stop at the station, and he holds up a mobile phone number, but accidentally covers up the last two digits. Attempts at calling the number are fruitless. They board the next train but Bean has left his wallet, passport, and ticket in the telephone booth, and they are thrown off the train at the next stop.
Director: Steve Bendelack
Writers: Rowan Atkinson (character), Richard Curtis (character), Simon McBurney (story),
Hamish McColl (screenplay), Robin Driscoll (screenplay)
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Steve Pemberton, Karel Roden, Emma de Caunes, Max Baldry
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 (as Stephane Debac) |
| Willem Dafoe | … | Carson Clay |
| Philippe Spall | … | French Journalist |
| Jean Rochefort | … | Maitre’D |
| Karel Roden | … | Emil |
| Maxim Baldry | … | Stepan (as Max Baldry) |
| Pascal Jounier | … | Tipsy Man |
| Emmanuelle Cosso | … | Hairdresser Woman |
| Francis Coffinet | … | Undertaker |
| Catherine Hosmalin | … | Ticket Inspector |
| Zazie Delem | … | Woman on Bench |
| Anthony Morabito | … | Man in Toilet |
| Adilson Monteiro | … | Busker Percussion |
| Michel Estrade | … | Busker Trumpet |
| Stefane Mellino | … | Busker Guitar (as Stefan Mellino) |
| Francois Chanut | … | Busker Double Bass |
| Fabien Arnaud | … | Busker Banjo |
| Evelyne Guyon | … | Busker Saxophone |
| Adrien Rodrigue | … | Busker Violin |
| Francois Roche | … | Busker Trombone |
| Bams Betga-Tchouni | … | Busker Singer |
| Louis Gomis | … | Busker DJ |
| Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus | … | Station Master (as Gilles Gaston Dreyfus) |
| Julie Fournier | … | Emil’s Wife |
| Flaminia Cinque | … | Hotel Maid |
| Urbain Cancelier | … | Bus Driver |
| Dimitri Radochevitch | … | Chicken Farmer |
| Luc-Antoine Salmont | … | Man on Mobilette (as Luc Antoine Salmon) |
| Julie Ferrier | … | First AD |
| Nicolas Bridet | … | Second AD |
| Nathalie Levy-Lang | … | Costume Woman (as Nathalie Levy Lang) |
| Antoine de Caunes | … | Anchorman |
| Michel Winogradoff | … | Pyrotechnician |
| Julien Cottereau | … | Pyrotechnician |
| Éric Naggar | … | Suicidal Man (as Eric Naggar) |
| Ian Porter | … | Newsreader |
| Anthony Paliotti | … | Policeman |
| Nader Boussandel | … | Policeman |
| Bak | … | Red Carpet Security Man (as Bak Drame) |
| Bachir Allouane | … | Burly Security Man |
| Clint Dyer | … | Luther |
| Christopher Sciueref | … | Suited Criminal (as Christopher Sciureff) |
| James Kavaz | … | Suited Criminal |
| Jehanguir Byramjee | … | Musicians Van’s Driver (uncredited) |
| Steve Campos | … | (uncredited) |
| Philippe Cariou | … | Businessman On Train (uncredited) |
| Thomas Lemoine | … | Bored Spectator (uncredited) |
| Luc Palun | … | Businessman On Train (uncredited) |
| John Snowden | … | Papparazzi (uncredited) |
| Robert Stone | … | Carson Clay’s Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Pierre-Benoist Varoclier | … | (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia