Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay by), Matthew Vaughn (screenplay by)

Stars:

Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson

10 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Quinton	...	Terrorist (as Adrian Quentin)
Colin Firth	...	Harry Hart / Galahad
Mark Strong	...	Merlin
Jonno Davies	...	Lee
Jack Davenport	...	Lancelot
Alex Nikolov	...	Little Eggsy
Samantha Womack	...	Michelle Unwin
Mark Hamill	...	Professor Arnold
Velibor Topic	...	Big Goon
Sofia Boutella	...	Gazelle
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Valentine
Michael Caine	...	Arthur
Taron Egerton	...	Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
Geoff Bell	...	Dean
Jordan Long	...	Poodle

Storyline

A young man named Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose father died when he was a young boy, is dealing with living with the creep his mother is with now, who mistreats her and him. He goes out and does something to one of the creep's friends. He gets arrested and he calls the number a man gave him around the time his father died, to call if he needs help. A man named Harry Hart (Colin Firth) approaches him and tells him he's the one who helped him. He tells him that he knew his father. When the man Eggsy slighted wants some payback, Harry takes care of him and his companions single-handedly. Harry then tells Eggsy that he's part of a secret organization called "The Kingsman", and his father was also part of it. He died trying to make the world safe. Harry offers Eggsy the opportunity to be a Kingsman, and he takes it. He undergoes a gruelling training course. Harry is looking into the demise of another Kingsman, and the trail leads him to tech billionaire Valentine, a.k.a. "V" (...

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Plot Keywords:

spy | training | female rear nudity | class differences | death of father | 

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Taglines:

Manners maketh man.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong violence, language and some sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fashion editor, consultant, and Net-a-porter Empire founder Natalie Massenet has said: "I knew the clothes had to really serve the plot, and they do in our film. An elite secret group of gentleman spies camouflage their identity, by holding meetings in a Savile Row tailor's shop. It's not like the clothes are an added benefit, or not utterly functional to the story. They are a big part of the story. Colin Firth is grooming a young man to be the next gentleman spy, and in this case, the clothes do make the man."

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Goofs

When Valentine is talking to the Princess through the opening in her cell door, his position is different between the shots from his side of the door and the reverse shot from inside the cell.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lancelot: [over the radio] This is Zero One Alpha. We have secured Falcon. I say again, we have secured Falcon.
Harry Hart: [interrogating terrorist] By the time I count to ten, you will have told me exactly what I need to know. If not, the number ten will be the last thing you will ever hear.
Harry Hart: One. Two. Three.
[Hart shoots the terrorist in both legs; the terrorist slumps forwards]
Harry Hart: Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.
[the terrorist sits back up, with a grenade pin in his teeth]
Interrogator: Grenade! Sir, get back!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The MARV title card sequence begins with Battlezone (1980).

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Alternate Versions

The Latin American version cuts most part of the church sequence.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies You'll Like if You Liked Deadpool (2017)

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Soundtracks

Bonkers
Written by Dizzee Rascal (as Dylan Mills) / Armand Van Helden
Published by Bug Music Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company © 2009 & Notting Hill Music
Used with permission. All Rights reserved.
Performed by Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
Courtesy of Island Records
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

Daring Fun with the potential of becoming Iconic

#Kingsman: The Secret Service is a gentlemen secret spy-society that saves the world from a villain with the help of new recruits ... Don't let this summary fool you, the movie fantastic! It got applause at the end of the preview; for me first time ever in a cinema.

Great lines, never laughed this much: Bond with a wink and fresh edge. Plus super shot "martial art" action that should make the Matrix jealous. The action has its true Shakespearian/GoTh moments and all supported by cool tech-stuff. Great aspect in this movie is the music, an extra comic dimension. When you see the movie you'll know what I mean. Next too all the clever fun and furious action, it touches on petty crime poverty and home violence. Matthew Vaugh captures the grimness yet doesn't loose it's lightness ... and I like the message: "a gentlemen is not born, a gentle(wo)men is someone who chooses to be one."

The young gang, like Sophie Cookson, held up well and Taron Egerton established his position in the gang of giants. Colin Firth's aloofness was crowned with a kick-ass bite, Samuel Jackson brings his role back to old fashion comedy, strongly supported by Mark Strong and Michael Caine. It is a big 9,5 - this movie just nailed it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Arabic Swedish

Release Date:

13 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Secret Service

Filming Locations:

Sharpthorne tunnel, Bluebell Railway, West Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$81,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,206,331, 15 February 2015

Gross USA:

$128,261,724

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$414,351,546

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Marv Films, Cloudy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1