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Johnny English
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Johnny English is a 2003 action, spy, and parody film directed by Peter Howitt. The cast includes Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, John Malkovich, and Natalie Imbruglia. The screenplay was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, William Davies, and Peter Howitt, while Edward Shearmur composed the music. Produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the film was distributed by Working Title Films and StudioCanal. It was filmed in London, which also serves as the narrative location, and is part of the Johnny English series.
The movie has a runtime of 87 minutes and was released in the United Kingdom and France. It carries a PG rating and was influenced by James Bond. Financially, the film had a budget of 40000000 and generated revenue of 160466000. Audience reception varies across platforms, with an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 185744 votes, a Metascore of 51, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 33%. The film received six nominations, including the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor.
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6.3A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson as Johnny English
- Natalie Imbruglia as Lorna Campbell
- Ben Miller as Bough
- John Malkovich as Pascal Sauvage
- Greg Wise as Agent One
- Tasha de Vasconcelos as Exotic Woman
Themes
- hero
- funeral
- spy
- intelligence
- queen
- coronation
- secret agent
- slapstick comedy
- spoof
- explosion
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
183,876 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- parody film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Johnny English
- Followed by
- Johnny English Reborn
- Director
- Peter Howitt
- Screenwriter
- Robert Wade
- Cast member
- BOND
- Composer
- Edward Shearmur
- Producer
- Eric Fellner
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Remi Adefarasin
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- London
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 798621
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.johnny-english.com
- Image
- Johnny English Title.png
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Johnny English
- influenced by
- James Bond
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- topic's main category
- Category:Johnny English (film series)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 33%
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Encyclopedic overview
Johnny English is a 2003 spy action comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. Produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, the film centres on a clumsy MI7 agent in a mission to find the thieves of the Crown Jewels and retrieve the regalia.
Starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role along with Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller and John Malkovich, it is the first instalment of the Johnny English film series and serves as a parody and homage to the spy genre, mainly the James Bond film series, as well as Atkinson's Mr. Bean character. The character is also related to Atkinson's bumbling spy character from a series of adverts in the United Kingdom for Barclaycard in the 1990s. The film was filmed in various locations across England, particularly in London and Buckinghamshire. Specific sites include Mentmore Towers, the Maughan Library, and the Freemason's Hall. The movie's climax was filmed on the French Riviera.
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