Hot Fuzz (2007): Revisiting Edgar Wright's Action Buddy Cop Comedy!
36When Shaun of the Dead came out in 2004, it was a surprise commercial success, both in the U.K and abroad. On a budget of just over $6 million, Edgar Wright’s first movie made over $30 million worldwide and was a massive blockbuster hit on DVD. Rather than film a rumoured sequel, Wright re-teamed with his co-writer and star Simon Pegg to make Hot Fuzz, which would do for buddy cop action movie what Shaun of the Dead did for zombie movies. Once again, Nick Frost would co-star in this story of a super cop who gets relocated to a sleepy rural town that winds up being a hotbed of crime and corruption. Wright’s conception of the film called for American action-movie style setpieces. Still, the idea was also to make the film distinctly British, with Wright assembling a who’s who of British icons, including the former star of The Equalizer and The Wicker Man, Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, and, in a huge casting coup, the former James Bond Timothy Dalton, who would play the film’s main villain. Furthering the 007 connections, they nabbed franchise composer David Arnold to write the score.
Like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz would be a significant hit, earning $80 million on a modest budget that fell between $12 and $ 16 million. It was big enough that it allowed Pegg and Wright to complete their Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy with The World’s End. In this episode of Revisited, written by Cody Hamman, edited by Juan Jimenez and narrated by Travis Hopson, we dig into this comedy classic.
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00:00:00 - Introduction & Edgar Wright’s Vision
00:01:18 - The Inspiration Behind Hot Fuzz
00:03:03 - Crafting the Ultimate British Action Comedy
00:04:59 - Research, Writing & Real Cop Influences
00:06:03 - Plot & Characters: Nicholas Angel’s Journey
00:08:19 - Danny Butterman & The Buddy Cop Dynamic
00:10:41 - The Cast & Performances
00:14:36 - Legacy & The Cornetto Trilogy
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