As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
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Film Cast:

• Nicholas Angel: Simon Pegg
• PC Danny Butterman: Nick Frost
• Inspector Frank Butterman: Jim Broadbent
• DS Andy Wainwright: Paddy Considine
• DC Andy Cartwright: Rafe Spall
• Sergeant Tony Fisher: Kevin Eldon
• PC Doris Thatcher: Olivia Colman
• Sergeant Turner: Bill Bailey
• PC Bob Walker: Karl Johnson
• Simon Skinner: Timothy Dalton
• Tom Weaver: Edward Woodward
• Joyce Cooper: Billie Whitelaw
• Bernard Cooper: Eric Mason
• Dr. Robin Hatcher: Stuart Wilson
• Rev. Philip Shooter: Paul Freeman
• Michael “Lurch” Armstrong: Rory McCann
• James Reaper: Kenneth Cranham
• Mrs. Reaper: Maria Charles
• Roy Porter: Peter Wight
• Mary Porter: Julia Deakin
• Greg Prosser: Trevor Nichols
• Sheree Prosser: Elizabeth Elvin
• Annette Roper: Patricia Franklin
• Amanda Paver: Lorraine Hilton
• Mr. Treacher: Tim Barlow
• Leslie Tiller: Anne Reid
• Peter Cocker: Ben McKay
• Tim Messenger: Adam Buxton
• Martin Blower: David Threlfall
• Eve Draper: Lucy Punch
• Arthur Webley: David Bradley
• George Merchant: Ron Cook
• Peter Ian Staker: Stephen Merchant
• Tina: Alice Lowe
• Met Sergeant: Martin Freeman
• Metropolitan Police Inspector: Steve Coogan
• Met Chief Inspector: Bill Nighy
• Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited): Peter Jackson
• Janine (uncredited): Cate Blanchett
• Crack Addict (uncredited): Garth Jennings
• Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited): Edgar Wright
• ‘Not’ Janine: Robert Popper
• Bob: Joe Cornish
• Dave: Chris Waitt
• Heston Services Clerk: Colin Michael Carmichael
• The Living Statue: Graham Low

Film Crew:

• Executive Producer: Natascha Wharton
• Producer: Tim Bevan
• Producer: Eric Fellner
• Original Music Composer: David Arnold
• Director: Edgar Wright
• Screenplay: Simon Pegg
• Producer: Nira Park
• Editor: Chris Dickens
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Nigel Heath
• Casting: Nina Gold
• Line Producer: Ronaldo Vasconcellos
• Production Design: Marcus Rowland
• Art Direction: Dick Lunn
• Set Decoration: Liz Griffiths
• Costume Design: Annie Hardinge
• Associate Producer: Karen Beever
• Director of Photography: Jess Hall
• Visual Effects Producer: Stephen Elson
• Production Accountant: Tarn Harper
• Post Production Supervisor: Tania Blunden
• Supervising Sound Editor: Julian Slater
• Casting: Robert Sterne
• Production Manager: James Biddle
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Johnny Lockwood
• Unit Production Manager: John David Gunkle
• Sound Effects Editor: Michael Fentum
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Steve Street
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Val Wardlaw
• Stunts: Mark Mottram
• Visual Effects Producer: Steve Garrad
• Sound Designer: Craig Butters
• Assistant Art Director: Michael Smale
• Music Editor: Robin Whittaker
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Detlef Halaski
• Executive In Charge Of Production: Michelle Wright
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Briscoe
• Visual Effects Producer: Zoltán Benyó
• Storyboard Artist: Oscar Wright
• Music Consultant: Kirsten Lane
• Visual Effects Producer: Jenõ Udvardi

Movie Reviews:

• John Chard: Homage or parody, Hot Fuzz is the best of modern British comedy.

  Police Constable Nicholas Angel is the pride of the London Service, trouble is is that he is making everybody else look bad, so much so his superiors promote him to Sergeant in the sleepy village of Sandford, Gloucestershire. Yet all is not right with Sandford as the locals start meeting grizzly deaths, thus thrusting Angel into his biggest case so far.

  The biggest question on most film goers lips was could the pairing of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg triumphantly follow the monster cult success of Shaun Of The Dead? Well the plot premise for Hot Fuzz hardly leaps out as something to grab the attention span of many, but they have crafted a tremendously funny film that winks at the action genre with genuine love and admiration.

  Simon Pegg and his trusty sidekick, Nick Frost, clearly have an earthbound appeal that many (even outside of Britain) can warm too, not pretty or over svelt, these guys are fans of movies making movies purely for the fans, and it shows. Neither Pegg or Frost try to steal scenes from each other, both men after over a decade of working together are clearly comfortable with their coupling and thus manage to fine tune their working chemistry.

  Once Angel (Pegg) lands at Sandford Village we are introduced to a ream of British Village stereotypes (archetypes actually), all characters ripe for hilarious scenarios that our fish out water (big city cop) Sergeant struggles to comprehend. We observe as he is dumb struck at the ineptitude of the Village Police Force (erm service actually) and is then forced to work alongside dough eyed Constable Butterman (a film stealing Frost). Angel’s exasperation at where he finds himself is mirthful joy to us the viewers. 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. I mean come on people, we got both James Bond (a delicious turn from Timothy Dalton) and Belloq in here strutting their stuff. The action set pieces are not found wanting either, director Wright having the time of his life with the crash bang wallop that flows in the final third.

  The test of a great comedy is how it stands up to repeat viewings, to me Hot Fuzz delivers no matter how many times it is viewed. For even when you know what is coming up next, the smile on your face is already there before the event, wonderful, wonderful film made by guys who love movies as much as ourselves. 10/10

• Per Gunnar Jonsson: I was not sure what to expect from this movie that I found on Netflix a while ago while browsing through the catalog. The movie poster makes it look like a hard-boiled police action movie but reading the reviews it became clear that it was more of a comedy. I had not heard of the movie before but it generally got good reviews so the other evening me and the boys sat down to watch it.

  This is a fun movie. A good, old-fashioned British comedy. The core story could very well have been a serious crime story but the way it is implemented makes it so incredibly silly in a fun way. It starts off pretty much right away when PC Angel is told that he will be promoted but moved, because he makes the rest if the bunch of the dimwits at the precinct look bad, to a small British town where the most fun you can have is to watch the grass grow or get drunk and from there it goes downhill for Angel.

  His new colleagues are somewhat weird not to mention more or less useless when it comes to police work. The by-the-book Angel is getting more and more frustrated and his only friend is the son of his new boss, whom he arrested on the first day by the way. When the grizzly “accidents” starts to happen the movie, in particular the explanations as to why they are “accidents” and not crimes, become more and more absurd. The special effects guys seems to have learned a trick or two from the Monty Python gang when it comes to over the top gory blood splattered scenes by the way.

  In the final showdown between Angel and the totally whacko gang that keeps the town “clean” by deadly serious methods is short references to great many action movies. The amount of shots fired and the ratio of misses versus actual hits is nothing short of ludicrous. It was just so absurdly funny that it is difficult to describe.

  If you are in the mood for some good solid British comedy then I can recommend this one. It is a very well done comedy and a lot more enjoyable than the get drunk and/or fall on your arse and/or and puke all over the place “comedies” that comes thirteen to the dozen today.