Audience laughs and cries. Emil is horrified – then the crowd gives a standing ovation. Emil embraces Stepan. Bean is a hero. Bean on the Cannes beach, in his swimming trunks and tweed jacket. He walks towards the sea. A wave hits him – he pulls out his video camera from under the water, still recording.
Stepan tries to order “pommes frites” – Bean misunderstands, produces a potato from his pocket and mimes a French fry. Mr Bean Holiday Script
She invites them to lunch. Bean mimics everything she does: drinks wine, eats mussels, even scratches his nose at the same time. Sabine has to attend a screening of her art-house film. Bean and Stepan watch too. The film is slow, black-and-white, with no dialogue. Bean gets bored. Audience laughs and cries
The full shooting script runs about 110 pages, so I’ve summarized the main acts. Written by Robin Driscoll & Simon McBurney (story by Rowan Atkinson) OPENING – LONDON (EXT/INT – MORNING) Rainy street. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) in his Mini Cooper, washing the windscreen with a toothbrush. He stops at a charity collection – instead of money, he tosses in a half-eaten lollipop. Bean is a hero
At the screening: Emil’s film begins – it’s meant to be a serious Russian drama. Instead, the projector shows Bean’s footage: Emil shouting “I love you!” then cut to a seagull, then the mime, then Bean eating oysters.