Inspiration for Mr Bean?

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keith_n_fawn — 12 years ago(October 04, 2013 06:22 PM)

Watching this movie with my son on THIS TV. Is it just me or is the Peter Sellers character a lot like Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean character?

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epibee — 12 years ago(October 14, 2013 12:07 AM)

I know right? When I saw Bakshi trying to dry off the painting in the bathroom, it reminded me of the first Mr. Bean movie which was basically about wiping a painting.

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captwampler — 12 years ago(October 20, 2013 01:58 PM)

More like Mr. Bean is more like Seller's characature?

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coldnaps — 10 years ago(April 04, 2015 09:06 AM)

More like both of them are like Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot's character

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irishm — 10 years ago(September 24, 2015 11:10 AM)

I definitely get a Bakshi vibe from the character of Bean. Although I had heard that Jacques Tati was a major influence on Rowan Atkinson, I didn't realize until I saw "The Party" that Peter Sellers had to have been an early inspiration as well.

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!!!deleted!!! (49761343) — 10 years ago(March 13, 2016 12:01 PM)

No, both Mr. Bean and Bakshi were inspired by the same comic actor, Jacques Tati.
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pilarinhavana — 9 years ago(April 08, 2016 05:55 PM)

And all three owe a nod to Buster Keaton.