Johnny English (2003)

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers:

Neal Purvis (written by) &
Robert Wade (written by) ...
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Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Stor biograf-success! (Huge cinema-success!)

Plot:

Rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller. During the course of the story we...

Plot Keywords:

British | Spy | Crown Jewels | Funeral | Secret Service

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Johnny English
Tasha de Vasconcelos	...	Countess Alexandra - Exotic Woman
Ben Miller	...	Bough, English's Sidekick
Greg Wise	...	Agent One
Douglas McFerran	...	Carlos Vendetta
Steve Nicolson	...	Dieter Klein
Terence Harvey	...	Official at Funeral
Kevin McNally	...	Prime Minister
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	Pegasus, Head of MI7
Nina Young	...	Pegasus' Secretary
Rowland Davies	...	Sir Anthony Chevenix
Natalie Imbruglia	...	Lorna Campbell
Philippa Fordham	...	Snobby Woman
John Malkovich	...	Pascal Sauvage, the Greedy Frenchman
Tim Berrington	...	Roger
Simon Bernstein	...	Assailant
Martin Lawton	...	Hearse Driver
Neville Phillips	...	Priest
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Archbishop of Canterbury
Takuya Matsumoto	...	Sushi Waiter
Peter Tenn	...	Sushi Bar Customer
Sam Beazley	...	Elderly Man
Kevin Moore	...	Doctor
Faruk Pruti	...	Truth Serum Guard
Marc Danbury	...	Guard
Jack Raymond	...	French Reception Waiter
Jenny Galloway	...	Foreign Secretary
Haylie Ecker	...	String Quartet (as Bond)
Tania Davis	...	String Quartet (as Bond)
Eos Chater	...	String Quartet (as Bond)
Gay-Yee Westerhoff	...	String Quartet (as Bond)
Chris Tarrant	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
James Greene	...	Scottish Bishop
Clive Graham	...	Welsh Bishop
Trevor McDonald	...	Newscaster (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clare Beckwith	...	Girl in Taxi (uncredited)
James Embree	...	Sauvage Henchman (uncredited)
Philip Harvey	...	Curtain VIP (uncredited)
Peter Howitt	...	Man at crowning ceremony (uncredited)
Serena Lorien	...	Flag purchasing girl (uncredited)
Norman Campbell Rees	...	Sauvage Henchman (uncredited)
Laurence Richardson	...	Man at Crowning Ceremony (uncredited)
Leonard Silver	...	Butler (uncredited)
Yana Yanezic	...	Sauvage's secretary (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Howitt

Writing credits
Neal Purvis		(written by) &
Robert Wade		(written by) and
William Davies		(written by)
Peter Howitt		uncredited

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Jo Burn	....	co-producer
Liza Chasin	....	co-producer
Chris Clark	....	associate producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Debra Hayward	....	co-producer
Mark Huffam	....	producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
Remi Adefarasin

Film Editing by
Robin Sales

Casting by
Priscilla John

Production Design by
Chris Seagers

Art Direction by
John Frankish
Alan Gilmore
David Warren

Set Decoration by
John Bush

Costume Design by
Jill Taylor

Makeup Department
Kate Benton	....	makeup artist
Sallie Jaye	....	makeup artist: Rowan Atkinson
Graham Johnston	....	hair designer
Graham Johnston	....	makeup designer
Lorna McGowan	....	makeup artist
Laura McIntosh	....	makeup artist
Emma Sheldrick	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Bernard Bellew	....	production manager: additional shooting
Tom Crooke	....	unit manager
Tim Field	....	production manager: second unit
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Ladlow	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Booker	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Will Booker)
Peter Chiang	....	second unit director
Ben Dixon	....	second assistant director: second unit
William Dodds	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Richard Goodwin	....	third assistant director
Emma Horton	....	co-second assistant director
Gilles Kenny	....	assistant director: Monaco
Alex Kirby	....	assistant director: crowds
Eliot Mathews	....	dailies third assistant director: second unit
Adam Somner	....	first assistant director
Ian Stone	....	second assistant director
Alex Streeter	....	third assistant director: second unit
Kim Whittaker	....	trainee assistant director
Rob Burgess	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Julian Ashby	....	draughtsman
Alan Bailey	....	property master
John Bohan	....	construction coordinator
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesman
Ray Chan	....	art director: second unit
Roy Chapman	....	chargehand dressing props
Jane Clark	....	storyboard artist
Mike Cuddy	....	props storeman
Mark Dowling	....	painter
Colin Ellis	....	dressing prop
Jools Faiers	....	graphic designer
Michael Finlay	....	painter
Dave Fisher	....	chargehand stand-by props
Dean Fisher	....	dressing prop
James Foster	....	stand-by art director
Gavin Gordon	....	carpenter
Alan Grenham	....	painter
Charles Leatherland	....	draughtsman
Cathal MacIlwaine	....	stand-by carpenter
Thomas Martin	....	assistant construction manager
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Rebecca Neville	....	stand-by props
Chris Seddon	....	drapes master
Lucinda Sturgis	....	props buyer
Mark Swain	....	junior draughtsman
Remo Tozzi	....	draughtsman
Emma Vane	....	draughtsman
Clive Ward	....	head painter
Tom Whitehead	....	draughtsman
Stephen McGregor	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Atkinson	....	sound assistant
Chris Atkinson	....	sound assistant
Adam Daniel	....	re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel	....	re-recording mixer
Gillian Dodders	....	adr editor
Gillian Dodders	....	dialogue editor
James Doyle	....	mix assistant engineer
Steve Finn	....	daily boom operator
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
John Hayward	....	re-recording mixer
Mark Heslop	....	foley editor
Christian Joyce	....	production sound mixer: second unit (as Chris Joyce)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: dolby film sound
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	preview re-recording mixer
Peter Lindsay	....	sound recordist
Brendan Nicholson	....	preview re-recording mixer
Malcolm Rose	....	sound maintenance
Kevin Tayler	....	foley recordist
Andrew Caller	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Garry Fiferman	....	sound (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	preview re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Anton Boniface	....	special effects senior technician
Andy Bunce	....	special effects supervisor
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Conway	....	special effects floor supervisor
Simon Davey	....	special effects technician
Tony Fox	....	special effects senior technician
Andrew Kelly	....	special effects coordinator
Nigel Nixon	....	special effects senior technician
Stephen Paton	....	special effects senior technician
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician
Peter Skehan	....	special effects senior technician
David Watson	....	special effects senior technician
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician
Laurence Harvey	....	armourer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Oliver Atherton	....	scanning and recording
James Ballan	....	visual effects model maker
Richard Briscoe	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Chiang	....	visual effects supervisor
Emily Cobb	....	match mover: double negative visual effects
Ciaran Crowley	....	digital compositor
Sean Danischevsky	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Tom Debenham	....	director of photography: visual effects unit
Paul J. Franklin	....	previs artist: Double Negative
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editorial
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative
Jeremy Hattingh	....	digital compositor
Martin Hill	....	previs artist: Double Negative
Nic Hodgkinson	....	compositor
Alex Hope	....	visual effects producer
Jody Johnson	....	sequence supervisor
Ilyas Kaduji	....	digital effects artist
Jesper Kjölsrud	....	CGI supervisor: Double Negative
Aron Makkai	....	technical director
Neil Miller	....	matte painter: Double Negative
John Moffatt	....	digital sequence supervisor
Digby Rogers	....	digital texture painter: Double Negative
Tom Rolfe	....	digital compositor
Matthew Shaw	....	video editorial
Kevan Shorey	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Jim Steel	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Gert Van Dermeersch	....	digital compositor
David Vickery	....	CG modeller: Double Negative
Pieter Warmington	....	3D animator: Double Negative
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)
Mattias Lindahl	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Åsa Svedberg	....	previsualization artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Chopping	....	stunt double
George Cottle	....	stunt performer
Gabe Cronnelly	....	stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Ben Dimmock	....	stunts
Bradley Farmer	....	stunt double
Amanda Foster	....	stunt performer
Paul Herbert	....	stunt driver
Rob Inch	....	stunt double: Rowan Atkinson
Rowley Irlam	....	utility stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunt coordinator
Theo Kypri	....	utility stunts
Emma Mac	....	stunts
Bean Peel	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adefarasin	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rene Adefarasin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Arnold	....	key grip
Keziah Barton-White	....	video assistant
John Bowman	....	video operator
Phil Brookes	....	gaffer: second unit
Stuart Bunting	....	grip camera
Steve Cussell	....	electrician
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
John Daly	....	director of photography: second unit
Simon Finney	....	camera operator
Ian Franklin	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Funnell	....	electrician
Dan Garlick	....	second grip: second unit
Alex Howe	....	first assistant camera: vfx unit
Will Humphris	....	loader: second unit
Gary Hymns	....	grip
Gary Hymns	....	key grip: second unit
Joanne Lee	....	daily clapper loader
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician
Gary Nolan	....	electrician
Iain Struthers	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Andy Thomson	....	technocrane operator
David Wall	....	chief rigging electrician
Martyn Welland	....	electrician
Iwan Williams	....	assistant camera
Iwan Williams	....	electrician
Ben Wilson	....	first assistant camera
Jimmy Wilson	....	gaffer
Jonathan Yates	....	electrician

Casting Department
Faith Allbeson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Finlay	....	costume supervisor
Steve O'Sullivan	....	costume assistant
Charlotte Sewell	....	assistant costume designer
Rupert Steggle	....	wardrobe master

Editorial Department
Michael G. England	....	first assistant editor
Daryl Jordan	....	first assistant editor: Lightworks Touch
Jonathan Sales	....	assistant editor
Richard John Taylor	....	dailies editing room assistant
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter
Natasha Wilkinson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nick Angel	....	music supervisor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Howard Goodall	....	composer: theme music
Michael Higham	....	music editor
Jake Jackson	....	score engineer
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer: Gohl/McLaughlin
Andy Richards	....	music mixing engineer
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator
Alexandra Hill	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle technician
Graham Kelly	....	action vehicle coordinator
Sean Thornton	....	picture vehicle technician
Mickey Davie	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)

Other crew
Devina Artley	....	floor runner
Daren Bailey	....	marine coordinator
Jules Baker-Smith	....	assistant: Peter Howitt
Kellie Belle	....	product placement supervisor
Kellie Belle	....	rights clearances
Nic Benns	....	title designer
Elaine Burt	....	production coordinator
Gilly Case	....	location scout
Sarah Clark	....	unit publicist
Matthew Cook	....	stand-in
Toby E. Cook	....	production assistant
Ian Creed	....	marine coordinator
Antonin Depardieu	....	location manager
Sam Donovan	....	script supervisor
Andrew Haddock	....	video coordinator
Andy Hennigan	....	financial controller
Jonathan Hook	....	assistant location manager
Sammy Horton	....	assistant accountant
Jason Horwood	....	stand-in
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner
Martin Joy	....	assistant location manager
Allin Kempthorne	....	body double: Rowan Atkinson
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sync rushes
Simon McNair Scott	....	location manager
Jorge L. Menna	....	production runner
Callum Metcalfe	....	assistant: Tim Bevan
Clive Miles	....	location manager
Angus More Gordon	....	location manager
Victoria Morgan	....	assistant production coordinator
Clarissa Newman	....	assistant: Mark Huffam
Chris Norman	....	production guild trainee
Justin Owen	....	computer and video supervisor: Useful Companies
Ashton Radcliffe	....	location scout
Norman Campbell Rees	....	background production
Norman Campbell Rees	....	stand-in: John Malkovich
Faujja Singh	....	armorer
Helen Slaymaker	....	stand-in: Natalie Imbruglia
Gemma Smithers	....	assistant accountant
Adrian Spanna	....	project manager: Useful Companies
Mario Spanna	....	computer playback technician: Useful Companies
Simon Staines	....	creative supervisor: Useful Companies
Andy Surry	....	production runner
Sara-Jane Valentine	....	computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies
Kimberly Whitaker	....	production assistant
Darren Helman	....	location support (uncredited)
Sascha Robey	....	armorer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Working Title Films
• Rogue Male Films Ltd. (uncredited)
• Studio Canal
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2003) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2003) (Far East) (theatrical)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (end titles)
• Double Negative

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• ARRI Media  camera, grips and camera cranes supplied by
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Cine Image Film Opticals  end titles
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Gohl McLaughlin Prods.  music produced by
• Joe Dunton & Company  video assist equipment
• KanZaman  production services: Monaco
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Momoco/Maguffin  main titles
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Useful Company  digital playback and design
• Useful Company  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

Johnny English (France)
Johnny English: Rogue Male (UK) (working title)
Touch of Weevil (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for comic nudity, some crude humor and language.

Runtime:

UK:88 min | USA:87 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Ireland:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:10 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Brocket Hall, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Working Title Films

Trivia:

The Johnny English character is based on a cowardly, incompetent spy played by Rowan Atkinson. The character, with his assistant Bough (then played by Henry Naylor), first appeared in a series of television commercials for Barclaycard.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Johnny English is being lowered from the car transporter in the chase scene, the oncoming Fiat bushes underneath the Aston Martin causing all four wheels to rotate. This would only be possible if the car was in Neutral gear, but it is not as when he selects reverse to back off the trailer he moves the gear selector backwards from park to reverse. Hence only the front two wheels would rotate as being a rear wheel drive in park gear, the gearbox and rear wheels would be locked and have no free rotation.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Johnny English: Ah, the Heckler and Koch G-36. Quite deadly in the right hands.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#29.13)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

The Only Ones

surprisingly funny

I wasn't a big fan of Rowan Atkinson and didn't have a lot of expectation out of this film, but it really cracked me up. First of all, you need to understand "Johnny English" is not a British version of "Austin Power". I found "A.P" ridiculous in general and didn't always appreciate their jokes. But Johnny English is one of those better made spy topic comedian films.

The best approach of watching this movie is to see it without a lot of expectation and I assure you that you will have a good time.