Johnny English

Johnny English is a 2003 British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Ben Miller, John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson (who, two decades earlier, appeared in an unofficial James Bond film — Never Say Never Again). 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 opens with a fantasy sequence in which Johnny English (Atkinson), an inept British Intelligence agent, is "Agent One". He sneaks into a building, distracts two guard dogs with toys, knocks out two guards and seduces a woman who threatens him. He is awoken from his fantasy just as he is about to kiss the woman by the real Agent One (Greg Wise), for whom English is preparing mission documents. After being assured that English has checked the submarine hatch codes personally, Agent One leaves on a mission. The audience then learn that Agent One...