Hot Fuzz (2007 Future Cult Classic)

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2007 features Edgar Wright’s future cult classic Hot Fuzz. Written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent and Timothy Dalton, Hot Fuzz was the second feature film from the cult-favorite team of Wright, Pegg and Frost, who previously made Shaun of the Dead.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Dana Stevens in Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2007/04/hot-fuzz-agatha-christie-meets-michael-bay.html), Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041901814.html), and Richard Corliss in Time (http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1613383,00.html).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2007 installment featuring our audience choice winner, Judd Apatow-produced teen comedy Superbad.