Hot Fuzz [WS]

Director: Edgar Wright Edgar Wright

Overview

A top London cop who is so good at his job that he makes his fellow officers look like slackers by comparison is "promoted" to serve in the sleepy village of Sandford in this contemporary action comedy from the creators of Shaun of the Dead. Police constable Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) always gets his man, but these days his impeccable record seems to be more indicative of his fellow officers' shortcomings than his own formidable skills as a keeper of the peace. Loathe to stand idly by as their once respectable track record is steadily soiled by the hyper-competent actions of one lone overachiever, Sergeant Angel's superiors at the Met soon determine to remedy their problem by relocating the decorated constable to the West Country village of Sanford -- where tranquil garden parties and neighborhood watch meetings stand in stark contrast to the violent crime and heated gunplay of the city. As Sergeant Angel does his best to adjust to the relative calm of his new environment, his oafish new partner Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) strives to gain the respect of his fellow constables while sustaining himself on fantasies of his favorite action films and police shows. Later, just as it begins to appear as if Sergeant Angel has been relegated to an uneventful existence in the relative calm of the countryside, a series of horrific "accidents" lead him to suspect that the tranquil hamlet of Sanford has fallen prey to a sinister plot which reeks of foul play. Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Steve Coogan, and Martin Freeman co-star in the Edgar Wright film.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2007
UPC:	0025193321824
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	6,819

Special Features

Outtakes; Deleted scenes with filmmaker commentary; The man who would be fuzz; Simon Pegg and Nick Frost act out a hilarious Hot Fuzz scene as Sean Connery and Michael Caine!; Fuzz-O-Meter Select this feature and the trivia meter will run as you watch the film; The Fuzzball Rally U.S. tour piece-; Join Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright on their outrageous nationwide press tour; And many more hilarious features!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Simon Pegg	Sgt. Nicholas Angel
Nick Frost	PC Danny Butterman
Jim Broadbent	Insp. Frank Butterman
Steve Coogan	Metropolitan Police Inspector--uncredited
Edward Woodward	Tom Weaver
Paddy Considine	DS Andy Wainwright
Olivia Colman	PC Doris Thatcher
Bill Nighy	Metropolitan Chief Inspector Kenneth
Robert Popper	`Not' Janine
Kevin Wilson	Butcher Brother,Butcher Brother,Dr. Robin Hatcher
Rafe Spall	DC Andy Cartwright
Kevin Eldon	Sgt. Tony Fisher
Karl Johnson	PC Bob Walker
Tim Barlow	Mr. Treacher
Ben McKay	Peter Cocker
Rory McCann	Michael
David Bradley	Arthur Webley
Colin Michael Carmichael	Heston Services Clerk
Maria Charles	Mrs. Reaper
Alexander King	Aaron A. Aaronson
Cate Blanchett	Jeanine (uncredited)
Peter Jackson	Santa (uncredited)
Lucy Punch	Eve Draper
Alice Lowe	Tina
Peter Wight	Roy Porter
Julia Deakin	Mary Porter
Bill Bailey	Sgt. Turner
Paul Freeman	Rev. Philip Shooter,Met Sergeant
Trevor Nichols	Greg Prosser
Graham Low	The Living Statue
Patricia Franklin	Annette Roper
Anne Reid	Leslie Tiller
Kenneth Cranham	James Reaper
Adam Buxton	Tim Messenger
Stephen Merchant	Peter Ian Staker
Ron Cook	George Merchant
David Threlfall	Martin Blower
Timothy Dalton	Simon Skinner
Joe Cornish	Bob
Eric Mason	Bernard Cooper
Billie Whitelaw	Joyce Cooper
Tom Strode Walton	Underage Drinker No. 1
Rory Lowings	Underage Drinker No. 3
Lorraine Hilton	Amanda Paver
Elizabeth Elvin	Sheree Prosser
Troy Woollan	Underage Drinker No. 2
Nicolas Dodd	Conductor
Olivia Coleman	Actor
David Arnold	Composer

Technical Credits

Edgar Wright

Simon Pegg

Natascha Wharton

Edgar Wright	Director,Screenwriter
Simon Pegg	Screenwriter
Nira Park	Producer
Eric Fellner	Producer
Tim Bevan	Producer
Nina Gold	Casting
Richard Briscoe	Special Effects
Paul Herbert	Stunts
Natascha Wharton	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Artem Digital	Special Effects
Peter Miles	Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	Stunts
Mark Mottram	Stunts
Stuart Clark	Stunts
Nick Chopping	Stunts
Michael Byrch	Stunts
Bradley Farmer	Stunts
Rowley Irlam	Stunts
Sarah Franzl	Stunts
Seon Rogers	Stunts
Lucy Allen	Stunts
Curtis Rivers	Stunts
Tony Van Silva	Stunts
Wayne Michaels	Stunts
C.C. Smiff	Stunts
Jamie Millington	Stunts
Kim McGarrity	Stunts
Daniel Naprous	Stunts
Andy Merchant	Stunts
Ian Kay	Stunts
Jamie Edgell	Stunts
Lee Sheward	Stunts
Siobhan Coughlan	Stunts
Geoff Foster	Sound Mixer
Craig Butters	Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Flynn	Sound/Sound Designer
Julian Slater	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg don't simply parody their favorite genres of film and television, they skillfully mimic the most minute details that define those genres while simultaneously instilling them with their own unique comic sensibilities to create something truly original. Whereas the Scary Movie or The Naked Gun films are content to merely spoof the standards of their respective genres by cramming as many jokes about their targets as possible into the script, Wright and Pegg's efforts transcend self-aware mockery to actually fit into the genres that they appear to ridicule -- right down to the structure, characterization, and execution. With Spaced the duo offered a pop-culture-strewn spoof of the common television sitcom, with Shaun of the Dead they set their sights on the zombie apocalypse films and romantic comedies, and now, with Hot Fuzz, they have targeted the police detective film and the slam-bang action thriller -- specifically such overblown, testosterone-fueled shooters as Point Break and Bad Boys II. As par for the course with Wright and Pegg, Hot Fuzz delivers a smart balance of visual gags, subtle jabs, and gut-busting laughs that will have most viewers planning a second viewing as soon as the credits begin to roll. Some jokes pay off in the very same scene as the setup, and others are smartly spread out through the span of the entire film. Likewise, the timing of each joke is expertly handled by ace editor Chris Dickens. Having been with team Wright-Pegg since the early days of Spaced, Dickens truly understands the comic sensibilities of his collaborators and deserves nearly as much credit as the writers themselves for his skillful handling of the material. But the timing isn't the only thing that Dickens does right, his aping of the frantic editing style so predominant in big-budget action blockbusters is so effective during the final showdown that viewers who stepped in late may momentarily mistake Hot Fuzz for a Michael Bay flick. Of course, anyone who is familiar with Spaced or Shaun of the Dead knows that the onscreen chemistry between writer/star Pegg and Cornetto-loving pal Nick Frost is reason enough alone to warrant the price of admission, and while it's great to see such familiar faces as Spaced's Julia Deakin and Shaun's Bill Nighy popping in to have some fun with old friends, it's the malevolent hand-wringing of Timothy Dalton, the carefree cake chomping of Jim Broadbent, and the mustachioed machismo of Paddy Considine that truly push Hot Fuzz over the top. As Shaun of the Dead proved it was indeed possible to entertain both well-versed horror fan and the adventurous mainstream audience in equal measure, Hot Fuzz maintains that smart sense of balance by walking the line between action and comedy in a way that will have keen-eyed action fetishists struggling to keep up with the nonstop film references as the rest of the crowd just sits back and laughs.