Hot Fuzz (2007)

Director:

Edgar Wright

Writers:

Edgar Wright (written by) &
Simon Pegg (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 2007 (Ireland)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Mystery

Tagline:

Big Cops. Small Town. Moderate Violence.

Plot:

Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.

Plot Keywords:

Village | Accident | Police | Small Town | Arrest

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Simon Pegg	...	Nicholas Angel
Martin Freeman	...	Met Sergeant
Bill Nighy	...	Met Chief Inspector
Robert Popper	...	'Not' Janine
Joe Cornish	...	Bob
Chris Waitt	...	Dave
Eric Mason	...	Bernard Cooper
Billie Whitelaw	...	Joyce Cooper
Nick Frost	...	PC Danny Butterman
Peter Wight	...	Roy Porter
Julia Deakin	...	Mary Porter
Tom Strode Walton	...	Underage Drinker #1
Troy Woollan	...	Underage Drinker #2
Rory Lowings	...	Underage Drinker #3
Bill Bailey	...	Sergeant Turner

Also Known As:

Blue Fury (UK) (working title)
Bubblin' Fizz (UK) (fake working title)
Dead Right (UK) (fake working title)
Feelin' Fuzzier (UK) (fake working title)
Raging Fuzz (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content including some graphic images, and language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

USA:R (43187) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:18PL | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R-15 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (blu-ray)

Filming Locations:

Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Big Talk Productions

Trivia:

When Danny is putting the DVD back in the supermarket before leaving to chase the thief, the DVD visible in the basket is called "Zombies Party" and it is the Spanish release of the Shaun of the Dead (2004). Simon Pegg's face on the cover is obscured by the price label.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Angel is in Danny's car about to return to Sanford, the cut on his left cheek is missing.

Quotes:

Sergeant: Hello Nicholas.
Nicholas Angel: Hello Sergeant.
Sergeant: How's the hand?
Nicholas Angel: Still a bit stiff.
Sergeant: It can get awfully hairy out there. I'm surprised you weren't snapped up sooner for a nice desk job. That's what I did.
Nicholas Angel: I prefer to think my office is out on the street.
Sergeant: Indeed you do! Your arrest record is four hundred percent higher than any other officer, which is why it's high time that such... skills... were put to better use. We're making you sergeant.
Nicholas Angel: I see.
Sergeant: [mumbles]
Nicholas Angel: In where, sorry?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Goody Two Shoes

How you Top Shaun of The Dead

I was lucky enough to see a preview of this film for free after I attended a random screening of Scorcese's the Departed. Naturally hearing that the makers of Shaun of the Dead were behind this I had to go see it - if a group of people can make a romantic comedy with zombies, then a buddy cop film HAD to inventive and original.

I can safely say that it was. I haven't laughed as hard in a film as I did with Hot Fuzz. The parts are all cast brilliantly - in particular Pegg and Frost as the two lead police officers.

Pegg bringing the smart, intelligent, action hardened London cop to the sleep north England village works in a classic fish out of water scenario. It surprised me with it's direction and I will confess I couldn't have predicted how everything would pan out.

When this is fully released I urge you to go and see it.