Johnny English (2003)

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers:

Neal Purvis (written by) &
Robert Wade (written by) ...

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

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

Colour:

Colour

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 parachute drop was filmed at Canary Wharf, London.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: After Johnny English has accidentally landed in the hospital, a sign behind him points towards "Orthopedics". UK hospitals use the British spelling of "Orthopaedics".

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Reel Paradise (2005)

Soundtrack:

Does Your Mother Know

More for the Fans of Rowan Atkinson.

A clumsy daydreamer by the name of Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), who works for the Secret Spy Agency. When all the British Top Spies are killed, they asked Johnny to take over the case to investigate a mysterious rich evil french man by the name of Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich). Johnny's only help is from his loyal partner (Ben Miller) and a beautiful, mysterious spy woman (Natalie Imbruglia) could help bring Sauvage to Justice.

Directed by Peter Howitt (Anti-Trust, Laws of Attraction, Sliding Doors) made a entertaining comedy that spoofs the films of James Bond and The Naked Gun Trilogy. Atkinson is a delight and Malkovich is at his silliest role to date (He seems to have a real good time in this movie). The film's plot is surprisingly good but you wish, there is more laughs at times. Atkinson's fans won't be disappointed.

DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (Also sharp in Pan & Scan transfer) and an good-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD Extras are Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes Featurette and more. Kids will probably enjoy this more than the adults. Written by Neal Purvis (The World is Not Enough), Robert Wade (Die Another Day) and William Davies (Twins). (*** ½/*****).