Johnny English (2003)

After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers:

Neal Purvis, Robert Wade

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

When a funeral of a British spy is attacked, all of the remaining spies are killed. Only one spy is left and is now Britain's last hope. Johnny English and his sidekick, Bough have been assigned the case of investigating the theft of the British Crown Jewels. The prime suspect is a mysterious French entrepreneur, known as Pascal Sauvage. English and Bough soon find out the horrifying truth behind the theft and Sauvage, but it's not going to be an easy job to bring him to justice.

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Plot Keywords:

swimming pool | based on commercial | queen elizabeth ii character | slapstick comedy | looking at oneself in a mirror | 

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Taglines:

When it comes to secret agents, there's smooth, there's sophisticated, and then...there's English.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for comic nudity, some crude humor and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was based on a series of Barclaycard advertisements featuring Rowan Atkinson as an incompetent spy named Latham and Henry Naylor as his sidekick Bough.

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Goofs

During the hearse chase, a camera and cameraman is visible in the car door of the hearse when the hearse goes round a corner. The camera man is crouching on the pavement.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, we see Lorna (who was ejected from English's car in the last scene) landing in a swimming pool. Sitting beside the swimming pool is the strange-looking man that English described to his boss early in the film.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.20 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Kismet
Composed by Gay-Yee Westerhoff
Performed by Bond
Courtesy of The Decca Music Group Limited

User Reviews

Good

I'm sorry I just can't dislike movies with Rowan Atkinson, he always makes me laugh no matter how bad the script is. If you're not a Rowan Atkinson fan you will probably be bored.

Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

English French Japanese

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny English

Filming Locations:

Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,134,085, 20 July 2003

Gross USA:

$28,082,366

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$160,466,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1