Mr. Bean's Holiday

Mr. Bean's Holiday is a 2007 comedy film directed by Steve Bendelack and written by Hamish McColl and Robin Driscoll, from a story penned by Simon McBurney. Based on the British sitcom series Mr. Bean created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, it is a standalone sequel to Bean (1997). The film stars Atkinson in the title role, with Maxim Baldry, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe and Karel Roden in supporting roles. In the film, Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes, France, but on his way there, he is mistaken for both a kidnapper and an award-winning filmmaker when he travels with both a Russian filmmaker's son and an aspiring actress in tow.

Mr. Bean's Holiday
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Bendelack
Screenplay by
Story bySimon McBurney
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBaz Irvine
Edited byTony Cranstoun
Music byHoward Goodall
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30) (United Kingdom)
  • 24 August 2007 (2007-08-24) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
Budget$25 million
Box office$232.2 million

Produced by StudioCanal, Working Title Films and Tiger Aspect Films, the film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2007 and in the United States on 24 August 2007 by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, though it was generally considered to be an improvement over its predecessor. The film was also a commercial success, having grossed $232.2 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.

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