Hot Fuzz (2007)

A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.

Director:

Edgar Wright

Writers:

Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg

Stars:

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman, who endlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. Everything seems quiet for Angel, until two actors are found decapitated. It is called an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent "accidents".

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Plot Keywords:

police officer | workaholic | village | police | murder | 

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Taglines:

When the heat is on, you gotta call the fuzz.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Simon Pegg worked out for four weeks to prepare for the role.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Police Constable Nicholas Angel: born and schooled in London, graduated Canterbury University in 1993 with a double first in Politics and Sociology. Attended Hendon College of Police Training. Displayed great aptitude in field exercises, notably Urban Pacification and Riot Control. Academically excelled in theoretical course work and final year examinations. Received a Baton of Honour, graduated with distinction into the Metropolitan Police Service and quickly established an ...

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Crazy Credits

"Aaron A Aaronson" is listed last in the end credits Cast List, the joke being that it would be the first name listed (alphabetically) in the telephone directory.

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Alternate Versions

In Singapore, the theatrical release was altered in order to obtain an NC16 classification after the original version of the film was passed with an M18 rating. These changes implemented to the film removed some stronger instances of violence.

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Connections

Referenced in Have I Got News for You: Episode #33.4 (2007)

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Soundtracks

Ghost Train
(uncredited)
by Bert Weedon

User Reviews

Most fun in a cinema since....forever

Saw this last night at a special screening followed by a Q&A with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I liked "Shaun of the Dead" but wasn't a huge fan but I liked what I'd heard about "Hot Fuzz". I still wasn't prepared to be quite as blown away by it as I was.

This film works both as an out-and-out comedy but also as a high paced action film and also manages to showcase the directing talents of Edgar Wright and the acting of Simon Pegg (who can really *act*) The first half is a gentle build up but is generally and genuinely amusing, but once we put the pedal to the floor for the second half the pace is relentless.

The plot is substantial enough but isn't really what we've all come to see - it's about the snappy dialogue and the gags. To describe it as a spoof is unfair - they just corrupt the genre a little and turn up the comedy.

Great fun from start to finish.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Working Title Films [UK]

Country:

UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hot Fuzz

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

GBP8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,837,000, 22 April 2007

Gross USA:

$23,637,265

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$80,743,363

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1