Hot Fuzz is a British action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright starring Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel and Nick Frost as Danny Butterman the story follows Angel a skilled London police officer who is transferred to the quiet village of Sandford where he partners with Butterman a local officer who admires action movies a series of strange deaths leads Angel to suspect a conspiracy involving a secret society of local business owners and the film builds to an explosive climax with car chases gunfights and a large battle in the town square the movie is known for its humor fast paced action and many references to classic cop films the DVD release in the United States includes bonus features such as audio commentary deleted scenes and making of documentaries the film also features Jim Broadbent as Inspector Michael Lurch and Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner the movie received critical acclaim and won several awards the game was added to iOctavio com on two thousand seven July twenty eight