Johnny English

Johnny English
British release poster
Directed by	Peter Howitt
Produced by	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Mark Huffam
Written by	Neal Purvis Robert Wade William Davies
Starring	Rowan Atkinson Natalie Imbruglia Ben Miller John Malkovich
Music by	Edward Shearmur
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Edited by	Robin Sales
Production company	StudioCanal Working Title Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$160.5 million

Johnny English is a 2003 Britishspy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre infused with comedy similar to Atkinson's Mr. Bean character. The film stars Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller and John Malkovich. The screenplay was written by Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, with William Davies, and the film was directed by Peter Howitt.

The film grossed a total of $160 million worldwide. The film was followed by a sequel, 2011's Johnny English Reborn. The film was released in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2003, and topped the country's box office for the next three weekends, before being dethroned by X2.

Johnny English is an inept MI7 agent with dreams of being their most trusted employee. After Agent One dies in a submarine accident (courtesy of English making a mistake on checking the submarine hatch code), the remaining agents are assassinated via a bombing at Agent One’s funeral (again courtesy of English's incompetence at security), leaving English as the lone surviving agent. English is assigned to follow a plot to steal the Crown Jewels, which are on display at the Tower of London.

At the display, English is head of security, and meets the mysterious Lorna Campbell. The power is cut, and the jewels are stolen. During the chaos, English knocks out Col Sir Anthony Chevenix, Head of Royal Security in the process and pretends to fight the assailant (in reality fighting himself).