Johnny English

Johnny English (2003) is a comic movie parodying the James Bond secret agent genre, starring Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller, and featuring a unique car chase.

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2003 - Movie - Parody - James Bond - Secret agent - Rowan Atkinson - British - John Malkovich - Natalie Imbruglia - Ben Miller

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The screenplay was written by Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, with William Davies and Ben Elton, and the film is directed by former Bread actor Peter Howitt.

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Neal Purvis - Robert Wade - William Davies - Ben Elton - Bread - Peter Howitt

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The character of Johnny English himself is based on a similar character called Philip Latham who was played by Atkinson in a series of British television commercials for Barclaycard. The character of Bough (pronounced 'Boff') was retained from the commercials and was played in both instances by Ben Miller.

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Television commercial - Barclaycard

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