Johnny English
Johnny English is a 2003 spy action comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. 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. Released theatrically in the United States on 18 July 2003, the film met with mixed reviews from critics but was commercially successful and grossed $160 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2003 and topped the country's box office for the next three weekends, before being overtaken by X2. It was followed by two sequels, Johnny English Reborn (2011) and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018).
I will be downstairs at the reception-- - That's far enough. - Well, good evening. - Perhaps you'd like this as well. - What is it? - Let me show you. - Aah! Well executed, Bough, but completely redundant. - How do you mean, sir? - Super-strength muscle relaxant. When he wakes up, he'll be as floppy as a damp old sock.
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[ Beep, Whirring ] [ Bough ] English. A people whose empire once covered... one quarter of the surface of the earth. Alas, no longer. My friends ask me, ''Pascal, how can you be so interested... in such a backward, grotty little country?'' My answer is simple: the queen. The queen has more power in her tiny white gloves... than any other head of state in the entire world. She can declare war or make peace, and most intriguingly... she can seize any piece of land which takes her fancy. Of course, the queen never uses... the enormous power afforded to her. But imagine someone who would use that power. Imagine, say, me. But how could he do that, sir? How could he make himself king? The archbishop. - [ Sauvage Continues, Indistinct ] - [ Door Opens ]
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- He's talking gibberish, sir. - I can hear that. [ Groans ] - He's collapsed onto me, sir. - I can see that. - You don't think you could've got the syringes mixed up? - What? Given the guard outside truth serum and given Klein the muscle relaxant? Aah! Don't be ridiculous, Bough. I think I know my right from my left. - Sir? - Oh, bugger it.
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Let's get outta here. Sorry, but who are you, exactly? Special Agent Campbell. I'm attached to Interpol in Paris. We've been watching Sauvage for months. Why? Because every major convict released from a Sauvage prison in six months... has been employed by one of his companies. We believe he's recruiting them for a major criminal conspiracy. - We just don't know what yet. - [ English Mumbles Gibberish ]
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- What did he say? - Pegasus! We have to report to Pegasus! Oh, no, sir. No, no, no. - How do we get out of here? - Hey, you two! What you did to me really hurt. Yeah. Sorry about that. How do we get out of here without being seen? Okay. Left by the fountain, right by the fire exit, to the elevator at the end. - Thank you. - Oh, my God. Nice job, Bough. - Left, sir. Left! - [ English Muttering ] [ Bough ] Sir,you can't go to Sauvage's reception in this state. The effect of the drug has practically worn off. I'm ''fline''-- ''schline''-- uh, ''gline''-- **[ Orchestra ]
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