Alan Cumming fans heads-up - screencaps from Bernard and the Genie

[amedia]

If you need a photo-reference for young Ambrose looking woebegone, or if you just think Alan Cumming (or Lenny Henry) is cute, click below for screencaps from Bernard and the Genie (1991). (Warning: some spoilers.)




Alan Cumming plays a young art expert named Bernard Bottle.


Rowan Atkinson is the embodiment of evil as he fires Bernard for being ethical.


Bernard calls his best friend for moral support, only to learn that his best friend is in bed with Bernard's fiancee.



Woebegone Bernard is woebegone.


Oh, hey, a lamp!


The genie is at first homicidal.


This is not what it looks like.
No, really. They are engaged in mortal combat.


Eventually they stop trying to kill each other and make friends.


A rather nicely-framed shot of Bernard and the genie being emo together.


Hey, wait a minute! The genie can grant wishes!


Bernard is kinda nervous about the whole flying carpet thing.


The genie discovers and revels in contemporary men's fashion. Bernard approves. (Bernard isn't wearing a tartan; he's carrying the magic carpet.)


The genie chooses a girlfriend for Bernard, an equally woebegone Santa's helper whom Bernard considers out of his league, and chats her up, somewhat anachronistically, on Bernard's behalf. She is dubious but intrigued.


Things are going so well there is a spontaneous hug in the middle of the coffee shop.


Uh-oh. Things are not going so well after all. Rowan Atkinson had a hand in this.


The genie's mug shot session is a hoot.


The genie fixes things. Rowan Atkinson is confunded.



Our heroes conspire.


Our heroes celebrate.


Off on another adventure, which means another cool outfit for the genie.


The genie winds up as a Santa's helper for a little while.


Bernard and the genie conspire against the commercialism of Christmas, and watch the results on the evening news with increasing glee.


Rowan Atkinson gets his comeuppance on national TV, and does an awesome fake smile through gritted teeth.


Bernard and the genie rejoice.


Bernard is getting better at not panicking on the flying carpet.


Time to say goodbye. *sniff*


They both look impossibly adorable.


Impulsive final hug.

Comments

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

God, I love Bernard and the Genie! I've been trying to get it on DVD for a while now - I either keep on missing it, or some silly seller is asking for waaay too much for it. It's such a good film. I grinned all the way through that, and I'd totally forgotten the Genie's mug shot session.

Thanks for the giggles!

ETA: Just went and checked Amazon again and ordered it! Yay!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And I'm so glad our public TV station picked it up, for whatever reason.

Amazon has a DVD version for the US, though I gather from the comments that it's not authorized. :-(

ETA responding to your ETA: YAY!!!!

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Oops! Um this DVD is coming from America. ::crosses fingers:: I'll let you know what it's like when it turns up! Oh well, as long as it's a decent recording, I'll be happy.

[akite.livejournal.com]

Oh man! That looks like a hoot of a movie.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

It is, as one of my f-list loves to say, "insanely frakkin' adorable."

[natlyn.livejournal.com]

It's available to instant watch on Netflix!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic!!!! Thanks!

[naturalbluicons.livejournal.com]

Bawwwwww! Thanks for sharing these! =D

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[surranndie.livejournal.com]

Ahahahhaha NERD! Absolutely adorable emo NERD! Who wouldn't just want to snug him all up? :D

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Absolutely adorable emo NERD!

Well said, well said! *applauds*

[kwashu.livejournal.com]

Oh man, way back in the day I used to think this was the BEST MOVIE EVAH because it had a ninja turtle in it! XD I still think it's adorable. Thanks for sharing!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[chorale.livejournal.com]

My ghod those men are Cuuute!!! I've got to see this! I'm making a note of it right now.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Splendid! :-)