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- 2. Facts ■ Hot fuzz’sbudget was around about £8,000,000 ■ The film generated £7.1 million in its first weekend of release in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2007. ■ In the 20 April US opening weekend, the film grossed $5.8 million from only 825 cinemas, making it the highest per-cinema average of any film in the top ten that week ■ However in total profit it made was an estimated £48.44 million in the UK. ■ It was also estimated that $80.74 million was profited for the USA.
- 3. Production Companies ■ UniversalPictures (presents) ■ StudioCanal (in association with) ■ WorkingTitle Films (asWorkingTitle) ■ BigTalk Productions (in association with) ■ Ingenious Film Partners (produced in association with)
- 4. ■ Simon Pegg ■Nick Frost ■ Bill Nighy ■ Martin Freeman ■ EdgarWright (Director/Writer) ■ All of the cast and most of the crew are British which shows the brains behind the British film and why it worked so well in the British audience area.
- 5. Genre The Genre ofthe Film is action comedy (Hybrid Genre) and is a spoof based are the British Police force ■ Uses British Landmarks e.g. Double Decker buses, shows it is set in England ■ Shows a contrast of City andCountry life, but exaggerates them to fit the Plot of the film. ■ Use of Police Uniforms and terminology to show and emphasize the fact that the film is about a policeman
- 6. TargetAudience ■ TheTargetAudience forthis Film is: ■ Fans of Comedy films. ■ Fans of Action films. ■ Fans of ‘Shaun of the Dead’. ■ Fans ofWorkingTitle Films. ■ People wanting to watch Gory film without watching a fully blown horror film.
- 8. ■ The Britishposter has a more subtle background with the main characters in focus. ■ The American poster has a more explosive and vibrant background with the main characters having more movement in the picture. ■ This may show that the American audience may be more interested in action in a British film rather than a drama. ■ We can also see the church of the village in the background of the UK poster.
- 10. Top tip Choose theright question! (It is the first one on comedy)
- 11. Genre Hybrid ■ EssentiallyanAction-Comedy, Hot Fuzz draws on a range of generic conventions including: – Cop films, buddy movies, horror, western – ‘Splatstick’ – early films of PeterJackson (BadTaste, Braindead). Angel even uses the term ‘splattered’ of the way the reporter dies Film and popular culture references are so abundant in this film it almost becomes a theme. Intertextuality in the extreme ■ Is this a form of film ‘bricolage’?
- 12. Hip Hop Montage ■Example of a postmodern film technique ■ hip hop montage is a subset of fast cutting to portray a complex action through a rapid series of simple actions in fast motion, accompanied by sound effects (often enhanced) ■ Coined by DarrenAronofsky on his work in films like Pi (1998) and Requiem for a Dream (2000) ■ Used when travelling to Sandford on train ■ EdgarWright also uses same technique in Sean of the Dead (2004)
- 13. Parody / Pasticheand Self Reflexivity ■ Opening sequence – parody of the super-cop ■ Initial conversation with Janine (Cate Blancett – uncredited) as pastiche of romantic film ■ Parody of opening ofTrainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996) in shoplifter chase sequence ■ Self reflexivity / self knowing: – Parody of own film work (Sean of the Dead lines) – Butterman as huge fan of action/cop films - the very same films Hot Fuzz pays homage to
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- 16. Suggested Revision ■ Dosome background reading and take notes including: 1. Critical and popular acclaim (awards, box office, DVD sales).Was it successful?Why? 2. Find examples of at least 5 intertextual references in the film.Why is this something the filmmakers do? Does it add to audience enjoyment? How? 3. Read the Guardian NFT interview (in two parts).What is EW and SP’s take on homage, parody and spoof? 4. What is the ‘Blood and Ice-CreamTrilogy’ otherwise known as?What is this a reference to?