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:

They're bad boys. They're die hards. They're lethal weapons. They are... Hot 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

At 1:02 when Angel and Butterman are standing in the rain one of the detectives refers to Butterman as a monkey. This continues the gag from Nick Frost's scene in Shaun of the Dead (2004) where he is imitating Clyde from Every Which Way but Loose (1978). Later when he walks away he is imitating how a monkey walks.

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Goofs

When Sgt. Angel first approaches his room at the Swan hotel, the camera lingers momentarily on the room door's prominent sign which reads "CASTLE SUITE". Angel hangs up his jacket on a hook, but seconds later he decides to leave. Angel removes his jacket from the hook and opens the door to leave - and the "CASTLE SUITE" sign is gone.

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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

Sergeant Turner (Bill Bailey) is credited twice because the same actor plays two different characters who have the same name.

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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

References He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)

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Soundtracks

Baby Fratelli
Written by Jon Fratelli (as John Lawler)
Performed by The Fratellis
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under licence from Universal Music Operations

User Reviews

Raucous

This film is a great British comedy with a more direct style of humour. Unlike other British comedies that I feel are too subtle, this one has a slightly more American feel with some faster pacing and more outrageous jokes. The actors delivered this one perfectly.

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