Factual error: The establishing shot of the film shows an art gallery with the subtitle 'The Royal National Gallery, London'. Not only is there no such museum (its closest match being simply the 'National Gallery'), but the shot actually shows the Tate Britain, complete with visible red banner outside saying 'Tate Gallery'.
Bean (1997)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Mel Smith
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Rowan Atkinson, John Mills, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed
Visible crew/equipment: When Mr. Bean is in the boardroom of people discussing his fate at the beginning of the movie, there's one shot where you can see a cameraman's feet and a moving cable reflected in a shiny surface.
General Newton: I don't know the difference between Picasso and a car crash.
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Answer: In the context of the movie, the "damage" has already been done, so-to-speak... he's already in the shower with Bean. And since he's also in a big rush to get to the museum, he decides to just keep showering. (In a meta, behind-the-scenes sense, it's also just funnier for him to stay in the shower rather than get out and wait for Bean.)
TedStixon