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Johnny English

  • 20032003
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
160K
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POPULARITY
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Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
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After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
160K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,623
384
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    • Director
      • Peter Howitt
    • Writers
      • Neal Purvis
      • Robert Wade
      • Will Davies
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • John Malkovich
      • Natalie Imbruglia
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Peter Howitt
    • Writers
      • Neal Purvis
      • Robert Wade
      • Will Davies
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • John Malkovich
      • Natalie Imbruglia
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 349User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
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    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson and John Malkovich in Johnny English (2003)
    Natalie Imbruglia in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)
    John Malkovich in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, and Ben Miller in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, and Oliver Ford Davies in Johnny English (2003)
    Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)

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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Johnny English
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Pascal Sauvage
    Natalie Imbruglia
    Natalie Imbruglia
    • Lorna Campbell
    Tasha de Vasconcelos
    Tasha de Vasconcelos
    • Exotic Woman
    Ben Miller
    Ben Miller
    • Bough
    Greg Wise
    Greg Wise
    • Agent One
    Douglas McFerran
    • Carlos Vendetta
    Steve Nicolson
    Steve Nicolson
    • Dieter Klein
    Terence Harvey
    Terence Harvey
    • Official at Funeral
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Prime Minister
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    • Pegasus
    Nina Young
    Nina Young
    • Pegasus' Secretary
    Rowland Davies
    • Sir Anthony Chevenix
    Philippa Fordham
    • Snobby Woman
    Tim Berrington
    Tim Berrington
    • Roger
    Simon Bernstein
    • Assailant
    Martin Lawton
    • Hearse Driver
    Neville Phillips
    Neville Phillips
    • Priest
    • Director
      • Peter Howitt
    • Writers
      • Neal Purvis
      • Robert Wade
      • Will Davies
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The car that Johnny English used was an Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, which was actually Rowan Atkinson's own car.
    • Goofs
      Why are Klein and Vendetta still in the garage next to the Tower of London the following morning? It would seem prudent to make a very quick getaway indeed after stealing the Crown Jewels.
    • Quotes

      Pegasus: It's an unmitigated disaster, English.

      Johnny English: I couldn't agree more, sir.

      Pegasus: Well, we need to get these jewels back, English, and fast. Now tell me about this assailant. Because when they searched the room later, there was no sign of him.

      Johnny English: Well, the man was clearly a professional. He must have escaped while the Queen was being sedated.

      Pegasus: But he's the only lead we've got, English. We have to find him. Now, come in. This is - This is Roger from Data Support. Please sit down. He'll produce a likeness based on your description. So tell us, what did this man look like?

      Johnny English: Um... Well... He was... big.

      Roger: Hair colour?

      Johnny English: [He looks round the room and spots a bowl of fruit] Um... orange.

      Pegasus: Orange?

      Johnny English: Mmm. And curly. Well, frizzy, actually. Frizzy sort of thing.

      Roger: Frizzy.

      Johnny English: An eye patch. Broken nose. Very few teeth. Two, I would say at the most. And a scar on his cheek in the shape... of a banana.

      Roger: Which cheek?

      Johnny English: Both cheeks. They sort of met in the middle.

      Pegasus: Are you sure about this, English?

      [Pegasus shows him what Roger has done on his computer of the assailant Johnny had described and he gasps]

      Johnny English: Oh, yes, that's him. An uncanny resemblance. Why, it's just as if he's in the room with us.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #29.13 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      A Man for All Seasons
      Music by Hans Zimmer

      Lyrics by Robbie Williams

      Performed by Robbie Williams

      Recording engineered and mixed by Al Clay

      Co-produced by Al Clay

      Courtesy of EMI Recorded Music Limited / In Good Company Co, Limited

    User reviews349

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    Top review
    Some fun, some dull
    This is one of those movies peppered with those occasional gut-busting scenes that we have come to expect with a comic actor on the order of Atkinson, but is substantially more full of a lot of disposable humor in the form of English's bumbling; for example, going to the wrong building, going up the "poop shoot," Sauvage's coronation (which is probably the best/worst example of this) etc. It comes across as strained and ultimately worthless for comic effect. I despise the kind of humor that is stretched much too far to be funny. It is so telegraphed that mid-way through the movie you can invariably anticipate exactly WHAT he is bumbling into and whatever vague humor it had is butchered. It becomes excruciating.

    I would, however, enjoy seeing this turn into a screen franchise for Atkinson--IF (and this is a big IF) they give him a solid screenplay to work with. The plot and characters were all fine--even Malkovich's purposefully ridiculous French accent (and clearly John M. is slumming for a few bucks in this one)--but the movie lacked vaguely consistent humor. The bumbling James Bond-ish character is a one-noter--Atkinson would be funnier in funny SITUATIONS (I daresay mini-"Bean"-type scenes peppered throughout the movie) that are not strained to reveal merely how bumbling and stupid he can be (yes, by 15 minutes into the movie we GET how bumbling English is - don't spend the entire movie explaining it to us again and again).

    Comedy is tough to write and tougher to execute on - but Atkinson has the chops to handle it. He just needs the right material. There were a few gem moments and enough "chuckle humor" to make this a worthy rental. Imbruglia is respectable as his female counterpart -- and none too tough on the eyes. She could be an excellent female lead in a franchise.
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    • jantoniou
    • Sep 2, 2003

    FAQ5

    • What is Johnny English about?
    • Isn't the film's plot similar to another comedy?
    • Does the British monarch really have all the powers mentioned in the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Johnny English: Điệp Viên Không Không Thấy
    • Filming locations
      • St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
      • Working Title Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,082,366
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,134,085
      • Jul 20, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,466,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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