Peter macnicol is such an underrated actor - he was funny in Ghostbusters 2 and his renfield in Dracula dead and loving it was probably the most hilarious version of that character to ever appear on screen
The painting bit is probably the most anxiety-inducing scene I've ever watched. Honestly, horror movies got nothing on this. I know it's supposed to be funny, but I can't find it in myself to laugh at it. There's just something about this particular, messed up scenario that absolutely petrifies me with dread. Bean's increasingly frantic gestures, bulging eyes and sounds of despair make this scene (and the thought of what the character was going through) utterly terrifying to me. And the music makes it worse!
@Amandrixx NP enjoy lol, ugh yeah would have to agree is hugely anxiety inducing this, though when he says McDick I start laughing lol he's completely over reacting in that sense he's not committed murder lol.
I remember when me and a bunch of friends got high asf and watched this movie, we laughed for about 15 minutes non stop at 2:39 - 3:10 especially at 3:04 we must have rewinded it 10-20 times as well as the theme park ride scene and the scene with the room and the mirror. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at something so hard. Roman Atkinson is a genius.
6:40 And they'll say well who left him alone with the picture and I say MEE and they say well YOU'RE FIRED I SAY FINE NO NO NO NO and they say firing is not enough let's prosecute you for negligence
@drewski 15 Of course, it wasn't David's idea for Mr. Bean to be left alone with the painting. It was Mr. Grierson's idea telling him to stay in the room to look at the painting and think of a speech while looking at the painting and all David said to Mr. Bean is to stay in the room and not leave.
@Adjacent It's unknown if David made Mr. Bean come to the gallery or not but, I'm sure Mr. Grierson expected Mr. Bean to be there also to see the painting especially Mr. Grierson assumes he's highly qualified in art thinking he's Dr. Bean and he would have wanted Mr. Bean to think of ideas to say about the painting when looking at it especially on the day of the speech he would have wanted Mr. Bean to be prepared even though Mr. Bean wasn't and gave an impromptu speech and still had everyone loving it. At the same time, Mr. Grierson was the one who told David to come along with him so David couldn't be too held responsible for the damages Mr. Bean caused.
@Adjacent Yes, I remember it was mentioned by Mr. Grierson that Mr. Bean was David's responsibility by having Mr. Bean staying at his (David) house only because David thought in the beginning that Mr. Bean was Dr. Bean.
@Adjacent Well, I know that Mr. Bean had a job at an England art museum as a security guard and they felt he was a terrible employee and only said he had a doctorate in art just so the California art museum hopefully would have an interest in having him.
@Adjacent That's true and maybe the England art museum were hoping Mr. Grierson would be interested in hiring Mr. Bean since everyone lied that he was Dr. Bean but I guess Mr. Grierson didn't hire him either because there was no job opening and/or he felt that Mr. Bean already has a job in England not wanting him to feel pressured to move to the states.
I was 5 when this movie came out. It's hilarious now, but something about that drawing at 6:22 made my skin crawl as a kid and it freaked me out. My parents still give me shit about it to this day. 😂
It's even funnier too that David laughs to himself as he asks the question, as if he's thinking, "okay, so he may not be an art expert, but this question is so simple that even he can't get this one wrong!"
"Just stay here. Don't leave this room til I get back. Okay?" The worst thing David could ever tell Bean to do when there's a priceless painting close by.
That line actually refers to an un-filmed mid credits scene. A few years after the events of the film an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, at the Grierson Gallery everyone is thrown to the floor, the glass casing around Whistler's Mother shatters and breaks and the bottom section of the pictures' frame breaks off. Once the earthquake subsides, Elmer runs up to Whistler's Mother to check if it is damaged and notices the now revealed words at the bottom of the picture: "The Grierson Gallery, Home of Whistlers Mother." The scene ends with Elmer screaming in horror.
The funny thing is that the saliva would have dried and the painting wouldn't even look different. He could have just waited but instead got nervous and screwed things up. Also that part with the solvent kills me XD
I was afraid of this scene when I was little and I kinda still :D Goosebumps all over me special with all sounds in it lol But in some way I love it :)
Is it just me or did anyone else think the painting was a bit rubbish? The scene where he's got it in the vice was actually pretty scary as a kid. Panic inducing lol.
