Description Cut: The security guy claims "With the system we have here, nothing will touch this painting"- cut to Bean accidentally defacing it.Darker and Edgier: Though still very goofy overall, this movie has Bean risking more serious repercussions than he's used to (see deconstruction below for details) and there are several jokes that are more adult than the ones on the show, hence the movie's PG-13 rating.They later meet again at Griersons office in one of the most awkward meetings in movie history. Cringe Comedy: When Bean tries to dry his wet pants with the hand dryer while making suggestive movements, one of the gallery employees comes out of a bathroom stall.Unlike the series, the movie attaches realistic consequences to Bean's typical shenanigans: the police promptly arrest him (again!). Bean reprograms the ride and disables the safety features so that customers are literally thrown out of their seats at high speed. David and Bean go to an amusement park in Los Angeles, but he finds the thriller ride simulator so boring that it puts him to sleep. Upon seeing that Bean totally destroyed Whistler's Mother while he was gone, David lets out a horrified torrent of "Jesus", "Oh God", and other religious incantations/curse words ĭavid: OH JESUS! OH GOD! OH JESUS! GOD! OH MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS! JESUS OF NAZARETH! Chekhov's Gun: The Whistler's Mother poster seen early in the film, which the guy showing off the gift shop stuff to David makes sure to mention is the same size as the actual painting.Captain Obvious: When called upon to make a speech on the painting, Mr Bean's two observations are "it's quite big" and "it's a picture of Whistler's mother".Teddy, Bean's stuffed toy bear that he often treats as if it's alive, makes a brief appearance at the end of the movie.The chairman of the art gallery board is played by John Mills.One of the board members in the opening of the movie is played by Peter Capaldi, who at the time was a recognizable actor in Britain, but is nowadays most known for playing Malcolm Tucker and the Twelfth Doctor.The Flipping the Bird bit comes back again at the very end, when Bean cheerfully gives a confused David and his family the finger as he departs for the airport. At the very end, it's revealed that Bean took it home to hang on his bedroom wall.
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