The action in hot fuzz goes for something similar, and while it must be said that edgar wright and his editor, chris dickens, arent as good at it as bay and his team, the joke still works. Exploring edgar wright movie references slash film. Aug 27, 2007 hot fuzz is the funniest movie that most people havent seen this year. Is there any additional pun or play of words in the use of hot. Edgar wright initially wanted to call the film hott fuzz. It is the second film in the three flavours cornetto trilogy by wright, pegg, frost and producer nira park over 100 action films were used as inspiration for developing the script. Overall, hot fuzz is a unique action movie with selfaware humor and likable characters. How to find the references to other cop movies easter egg in hot fuzz. If shaun of the dead was dawn of the dead, hot fuzz would be bad boys ii. Its a perfect recreation of a shot weve seen in a hundred action movies. However, much like shawn of the dead and made by the same folks, this british comedy britcom starts off a on the less punny side and builds into the references with a sort of reverence for the old classics instead of just poking fun at them. The movie is actually more of a tribute or homage to the genre.
Well,in hot fuzz he shows that he can be dangerously funny. Hot fuzz is a 2007 action comedy film directed by edgar wright, written by wright and. Hot fuzz, from its rapidfire opening montage to its explosive finale, deflates the pomp of the action genres posturing with hilarious precision. It shows that they actually like the movies they make fun of. A skilled london police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret. Angel and frost take on the whole village in the ultimate shoot off. For those unfamiliar with hot fuzz, its an actioncop movie, written by lovers of actioncop movies, and has characters police officers at that who are familiar with the cliches of actioncop movies. He is was the former chief of the sanford police and the secret leader of the neighborhood watch alliance. Hot fuzz synopsis hot fuzz is the action packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie shaun of the dead. With the same razorsharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used. Exploring the movie references and homages in edgar wrights work. Hot fuzz is one of the best action movies ever, and its.
Hot fuzz is a 2007 action comedy film directed by edgar wright, written by wright and simon pegg. It also featured two brief clips from movies that inspired it, something it turns out were a total ballache to film. Feb 15, 2007 hot fuzz tackles a new movie genre actually, and crucially, two movie genres and mixes in plenty of gags. This references hot fuzz where simon skinner also has such a picture in his office. Hot fuzz film locations the worldwide guide to movie. Hot fuzz is done in the same vein as other spoof comedies like not another teen movie and date movie.
The charm of hot fuzz is the same found in shaun of the dead that creates infinite replay value, the fact that every single event in the film is telegraphed or referenced a mile away. As a parody on action movies this movie succeeds where others have failed. Hot fuzz is the funniest movie that most people havent seen this year. Hot fuzz dvd, 2007, full frame for sale online ebay. Hot fuzz is set in the town of sandford, which is an in joke reference to the real police who use the same town name, although fictionally, during probationary police training for police officers. This inevitably means that the soundtrack reflects the films inspirations. For the month of febgar wright well be bringing you drinking games for all the films in the cornetto trilogy. The centre of town, around which much of the action is set, is the citys market square. From westerns to modernday action movie soundtracks to 70s british rock, hot fuzz s music supervisor named nick angel expertly finds the right track for any given scene. Hot fuzz is a 2007 action comedy film directed by edgar wright, written by wright and simon pegg, and starring pegg and nick frost. The plot involves a london metropolitan police officer who is relocated to a small village because of overachieving in his job.
Its a common misconception that edgar wrights hot fuzz is a parody of the buddy cop genre. With its nonstop action and comedy, hot fuzz keeps you on your seat till the very end. Find hidden easter eggs in movies, tv shows, software, music, books, and art. Sep 19, 2014 hot fuzz, an action comedy followup to shaun of the dead, stars simon pegg as a london policeman sent to a sleepy village just in time to investigate a spate of grisly murders. Action, comedy, comedy movie, hot, police, reference, simon pegg. Pegg makes a brilliant straight man, and frost is hilarious as his dimwitted but evereager sidekick. Right at the beginning of the film when nick angels service record is being narrated, the last detailed event involves him being stabbed by a man dressed as father christmas, which is a similar situation to a scene in the french connection where doyle. Hot fuzz is a 2007 film directed by edgar wright and written by simon pegg and edgar wright. Hot fuzz dvd, 2007, widescreen for sale online ebay. And it doesnt hurt that pegg and frost have great comic chemistry. I mean come on people, we got both james bond a delicious turn from timothy dalton and belloq in here strutting their stuff.
Hot fuzz bloopers gag reel uncensored simon pegg, nick frost duration. Hot fuzz is a british comedy action thriller movie from 2007, fuzz being a derogatory slang term for police. Hot fuzz is a worthy followup to shaun of the dead and cements pegg, frost, and director edgar wright as creative talents to watch. There are lots of movie references, which i hope will be discussed in the commentary on the bluray. Mar 02, 2017 hot fuzz is a lovingly crafted homage to 80s action movies that at one point or another lampshades or references nearly every hackneyed cliche or trope from the genre. This can be seen in the trailer for the movie hot fuzz on the working titles page for the film. You might not think that buddycup comedy hot fuzz is jampacked with.
A fantastic sendup of loner cop action hero movies. This is second feature from the writerdirector and writerstar pairing of edgar wright and simon pegg, the duo behind the downright addictive zombie movie homage shaun of the dead, and it is just. The best movies get better each time you watch them. The uk release contains 22 tracks, and the uscanada release has 14. The picture is actually the exact shot of him in the scene. To keep the smalltown feel, the famous wells cathedral had to be removed from the film.
It is only april, too early to start talking about bestofs for 2007, but this perfectly executed piece sets the bar awfully high for every other comedy destined to come out this year. This was a tongueincheek reference to how a lot of these titles have the same number of letters in each word. The brilliant minds behind shaun of the dead successfully take a shot at the buddy cop genre with hot fuzz. Hot fuzz follows a nearidentical formula to its predecessor, simply replacing the various homages to horror movies by heaping on the adulation for action flicks such as point break and bad boys ii both of which are referenced throughout. Wright sets up homages to two action classics when danny nick frost. Paul 2011 graeme mentions to the cop in the gas station that only farmers have guns in england. Pegg, wright and frosts best movie references, from. A top london cop is assigned to investigate a seemingly sleepy town, which suddenly starts to stir with a series of grisly accidents. I think the credit has to go to the whole team who made this and shaun of the dead including the actors. The film also includes various references to the wicker man, in which. Hot fuzz is the ultrarare actioncomedy that doesnt suck. However, he soon finds that the village is not as quiet as its records suggest, and that something decidedly sinister is. Hot fuzz is the ultrarare actioncomedy that doesnt. Every film mentioned by edgar wright and quentin tarantino.
Pegg, wright and frosts best movie references, from spaced to. The album was released on february 19, 2007 in the united kingdom, and on april 17, 2007 in the united states and canada. Jan 01, 2000 yet if hot fuzz can only boast of being a good action movie, it is confidently a great comedy. Together, they make hot fuzz quite possibly the funnies cop movie around today. Frank butterman is the main antagonist of hot fuzz. Nick frost trolls fans hard with fake hot fuzz 2 announcement i think its the one film out of those three movies that lends itself to a sequel, in that, those kind of buddycop action. Later, a goon throws pegg over a grocery shelf, no less than nine edits before pegg hits the ground.
In the film hot fuzz what is the reference to the name of. The french connection 1971 in hot fuzz, nicolas gets stabbed in the hand by a criminal dressed as santa claus. Hot fuzz is not for everyone its angular, knowing style might be annoying to people in search of a straightupanddown english comedy or a pureblood action film. Theres blood and gore, but none of it looks too reallanguage is pretty infrequent and, though theres a lot of drinking, as long as your kids are. There are more subtle references to the swan threaded through the script.
For those unfamiliar with hot fuzz, its an action cop movie, written by lovers of action cop movies, and has characters police officers at that who are familiar with the cliches of action cop movies. Hot fuzz deconstructed the buddy cop action film genre with a hilarious and fresh perspective. Such a funny movie with great writing and memorable performances. Hot fuzz is yet another nearperfect edgar wright film filled with great action, smart storytelling, and of course, hilarious quotes. Popwell, who nicholas replaces in sandford, is named after the racially abused policeman in dirty harry towards the end of the film, a helicopter flies over nicholas and dannys head, a reference to bad boys 2. Music from the motion picture is the soundtrack album to the 2007 british crimecomedy film, hot fuzz. Pegg and nick frost play police officers investigating a series of mysterious deaths in a west country village. The 1972 fuzz was also a police procedural action comedy with the same taglinecatchphrase as this film here come the fuzz.
Sandford does exist, but its not just one place, there are many towns and villages across britain sharing the name. Only in this film will you see a grandma using a machine gun. Or is it simply referring to the hotness, the awesomeness of the police officer who plays the leading role. The film follows two police officers attempting to solve a series of mysterious deaths in an english village. Still the ultimate buddy cop film, hot fuzz turns 10. From the archives, a 12000word interview with simon pegg, nick frost and edgar wright on their favourite action movies. The result is a bitingly satiric and hugely entertaining parody. A hot fuzz movie poster hangs in the dorm room searched by shawn and gus. The acting is great i could watch pegg and frost all day. Towards the end of the film, a helicopter flies over nicholas and dannys head, a reference to bad boys 2. Wright, pegg, frost and producer nira park had previously worked together on the. The action is amped up with bursts of comedy and brutal action. Writerdirector edgar wright says he has ideas for a sequel to the simon peggnick frost buddy cop action comedy, hot fuzz.
This time, the gang sets its sights on the action movie with the wild, wonderful, and completely hysterical hot fuzz. Hot fuzz easter egg references to other cop movies. The film is a love letter to a certain type of american action filmmaking but fundamentally british at heart. As a title, hot fuzz was conceived to parody twoword action movie titles that couldve been plucked out of a hat filled with adjectives and another hat filled with nouns. Movies quiz films referenced in hot fuzz random movies quiz can you films that were referenced in hot fuzz. Its easily one of the funniest films ive ever seen and also one of the cleverest. References in hot fuzz point break wright sets up homages to two action classics when danny nick frost asks his new coworker nicholas simon pegg a simple question. Hot fuzz is overlong and ends about three times a reference to return of the king. Edgar wright and simon peggs riff on everything from buddycop action movies to agatha christiestyle mysteries certainly fits the bill in many ways. In the new 3disk collectors edition, director edgar wright invites fellow director, friend, and fellow action movie buff quentin tarantino to do a commentary. With simon pegg, nick frost, martin freeman, bill nighy. The simplest scene in hot fuzz was one of the hardest to film. Last week jay had a drinking game for wrights first hit shaun of the dead.
It was the swan inserting american action values into prim, proper, and friendly rural britain is a comedic masterstroke. The plot is super, with a couple of twists to keep you guessing until the end. Reallife best mates or heterosexual life partners, as they call themselves simon pegg and nick frost again prove that their onscreen chemistry is combustible and hilarious. He was a good man who followed the law religiously. See more ideas about fuzz, alternative movie posters and film posters. Pegg, wright and frosts best movie references, from spaced. Two references to the its man from the opening sequence of monty pythons flying circus. Apr 30, 2018 edgar wrights action movie parody is also just a great action movie. The three and the films producer nira park had previously worked together on the television seriesspaced and the 2004 film shaun of the dead. Hot fuzz is one of the best action movies ever, and its on netflix. References to shaun of the dead are also present in the film. Dont be too deterred by common sense medias rating, which is, at least in my opinion, pretty unfair.
In one scene, nicholas wants to chase a shoplifter by jumping over. In the film hot fuzz what is the reference to the name of the ginger boy near the end. Exploring the movie references and homages in edgar wrights work posted on friday, june 30th, 2017 by kristin hunt references in scott pilgrim vs. Interestingly, albert popwell also had a role in a 1972 american movie simply called, of all things, fuzz. Peggs character, nicholas angel, was named after the films music supervisor nick. The dialogue is priceless, one liners and hat tipping nods to the action genre come thick and fast, in fact you can watch hot fuzz repeatedly and play spot the homage each time. Even without the inspired idea of shaun of the dead its an easy match for laughs, and marks nick. Top 10 action movies without a love interest 2017 tv episode. Pegg, wright and frosts best movie references, from spaced to hot fuzz. The hot fuzz team on their favourite action movies empire.