Johnny English

"He knows no fear. He knows no danger. He knows nothing."

2003 1h 27m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 3,951

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Synopsis

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A 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.

“He knows no fear. He knows no danger. He knows nothing.”

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Cast

Rowan Atkinson
Johnny English
Natalie Imbruglia
Lorna Campbell
Ben Miller
Bough
John Malkovich
Pascal Sauvage
Greg Wise
Agent One
Tasha de Vasconcelos
Exotic Woman
Douglas McFerran
Carlos Vendetta
Steve Nicolson
Dieter Klein

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Howitt
Writers: William Davies, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis
Languages: Japanese, English, French
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, French.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Johnny English Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Howitt, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robin Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Howitt directs. Remi Adefarasin behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Robin Sales cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Japanese, English, French.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, French.
5Part of the "Johnny English Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Peter Howitt, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Robin Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Rowan Atkinson and Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "He knows no fear. He knows no danger. He knows nothing.".
11IMDB entry: tt0274166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "hero", "funeral", "spy", "intelligence".

The technical file

Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Original score: Edward Shearmur
Editing: Robin Sales
Production design: Chris Seagers
Costume design: Jill Taylor
Makeup / hair: Graham Johnston
VFX supervisor: Peter Chiang
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $160,466,000
Return: 401% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Johnny English (2003)

Part of

Johnny English Collection

Johnny English is a series of British action comedy films parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It features Rowan Atkinson as the titular character, based on the screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. The series includes three installments. The series is infused with comedy similar to Atkinson's Mr. Bean character, and has grossed $477.8 million worldwide.

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JPV8522021-05-30
★ 7/10
Last seen this several years ago, probably when it was released in 2003, and pretty funny thanks to Rowan Atkinson. Not great but makes for a fun watch on a weekend when it's too hot to do anything outside. 3.5/5
The Movie Mob2022-12-09
★ 8/10
Johnny English is a dumb, fun, feel-good comedy that perfectly celebrates its spy theme while simultaneously having a good laugh. Johnny English never fails to make me laugh. I have watched this movie so many times, and every time I laugh like it’s the first time I have seen it. Rowan Atkinson takes his typical goofball character and thrusts him into the serious world of sophistication and espionage, making his ridiculous antics much more hilarious because of the highly dissimilar juxtaposition. Despite bumbling his way through the film, English’s confidence never wanes as he dives into danger again and again, needing the help of his assistant and femme fatale ally to save him from certain doom. Unfortunately, the sequels fail to live up to the excellence of the first installment, never getting the right balance of goofiness and fun. But the original Johnny English film brings it all together, from the stunts to the laughs to the characters. Johnny English might not be a master spy, but he is a master entertainer.