Hot Fuzz is a 2007 action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the script with Simon Pegg. Starring Pegg, Nick Frost and Jim Broadbent, the film centres on two police officers investigating a series of mysterious and gruesome deaths in a West Country village. It is the second and most successful film in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, succeeding Shaun of the Dead and followed by The World's End. Over 100 action films were used as inspiration for developing the script. Principal photography took place in Wells, Somerset – Wright's hometown – over eleven weeks in early 2006. Visual effects were developed by ten artists to expand on or add explosions, gore and gunfire scenes. The film opened on 14 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 20 April in the United States to box office success, grossing US$80 million worldwide against a budget of $12–16 million. The film was praised by critics for its performances, direction and humour.
| Director | Edgar Wright |
| Produced by | Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner |
| Writer(s) | Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg |
| Starring | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent |
| Music | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Jess Hall |
| Edited by | Chris Dickens |
| Production, company | StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Big Talk Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (United Kingdom), StudioCanal (France), Rogue Pictures (United States) |
| Released | February 16, 2007 (United Kingdom), April 20, 2007 (United States), July 18, 2007 (France) |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, France, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ 12–16 million |
| Box office | $80.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 70056431 |
About Hot Fuzz
A police officer from London is transferred to a small town with a dark secret. The action comedy from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg was the second in their Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. It was preceded by Shaun of the Dead and followed by The World's End.
Achievement of Hot Fuzz
There is a number of uncredited cameos in the film from Steve Coogan, Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett, Joe Cornish and the director himself, Edgar Wright.
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