The pigs are alright: talking with the creators of HOT FUZZ

Pub date April 17, 2007
WriterCheryl Eddy
SectionPixel Vision

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In certain circles, “from the creators of Shaun of the Dead” are powerful, powerful words. Rejoice, fans of smart, sharp, genre-tweaking comedy: Hot Fuzz — the latest from writer-director Edgar Wright, cowriter-star Simon Pegg, and costar-slacker extraordinare Nick Frost — is a worthy follow-up for the ever-growing cult of Shaun. Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, a London supercop whose makes-everyone-else-look-bad ways get him shunted to a small town, where crime is limited to underage drinking and escaped swans. Or is it? Hot Fuzz apes British cop shows as well as American blockbusters that take law enforcement to ridiculously explosive levels, including Point Break, Lethal Weapon, and Bad Boys II. Recently, I sat down with cinema’s coolest trio du jour (apologies to Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Rose McGowan) to get the buzz on Fuzz.