'Hot Fuzz': An Over-the-top Brit-riff

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Hot Fuzz

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Timothy Dalton, Martin Freeman, Paul Freeman, Bill Nighy, Lucy Punch, Anne Reid, Billie Whitelaw, Stuart Wilson, Edward Woodward

(Rogue Pictures, 2007) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 20 April 2007 (General release)

UK theatrical release date: 14 February 2007 (General release)

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'Hot Fuzz': An Over-the-top Brit-riff

PopWire: News, Reviews and Commentary

Hot Fuzz

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Timothy Dalton, Martin Freeman, Paul Freeman, Bill Nighy, Lucy Punch, Anne Reid, Billie Whitelaw, Stuart Wilson, Edward Woodward

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