History ShoutOut / HotFuzz

* When a shed full of guns is revealed: "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 By the Power of Grayskull!]]". Also said later on when Butterman's film collection is revealed.
* Outsider cop visits a small town and discovers an evil cult’s plot? Sounds like ''Film/TheWickerMan1973''. Bonus points since Edward Woodward (who played the cop in the original Wicker Man) appears in the film.
** Even his character's name Tom Weaver is a reference to this.
** Well technically, the [[spoiler:[=NWA=]]] is not an evil cult, but a WellIntentionedExtremist association GoneHorriblyWrong.

* The name of Janet Barker's twins announced at the [=NWA=] meeting, Roger and Martin; after the protagonists of the ''Lethal Weapon'' series.

** Most notably, the use of The Cardigans' song "Lovefool".

* Michel “Lurch” Armstrong bears a resemblance to Lurch from ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''
* In addition to the [=NWA=] being a ShoutOut to [[Music/{{NWA}} you-know-what]] (see FunWithAcronyms), Danny's "[[Music/PublicEnemy Yeaaaahh booooyyyyy!]]" to the barman before getting drunk with Angel.

* Nicholas' attempt to arrest [[spoiler:the entire NWA]] by himself recalls a similar LeeroyJenkins scene in ''Film/{{Dragnet}}'' where Joe Friday tries to arrest an entire cult by himself.

* [[Film/{{Chinatown}} Forget it, Nicholas. It's Sandford.]]

* [[spoiler:Mr. Treacher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887--sawn off--is a reference to ''Film/Terminator2''. A Winchester also appeared in Film/ShaunOfTheDead and played a major role in that movie.

* When Nicholas returns to Sandford, he interrupts Mr. Reaper's attempt to warn the NWA by slamming into his car. The only word Reaper gets out is "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus It's...]]"

* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it ShoutOut occurs [[RunningGag repeatedly]] with the two guys running the front desk at the police station. One reads nothing but [[Creator/IainBanks Iain M. Banks]] and the other nothing but Creator/IainBanks novels. This is a subversion of... something... in that while Iain M. and Iain are the same man, [[spoiler:the two identical desk sergeants are not.]]

* There's a bit [[spoiler:where Nick has been stabbed by Danny, stashed in the boot of his car, then revealed only to be NotQuiteDead]], that's a homage to Tarantino's favorite shot: from the boot of the car.

* Outsider cop visits a small town and discovers an evil's cult plot? Sounds like ''Film/TheWickerMan1973''. Bonus points since Edward Woodward (who played the cop in the original Wicker Man) appears in the film.

** The use of The Cardigans' song "Lovefool".

* Michel Lurch bears a resemblance to Lurch from ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''

* [[spoiler:Mr. Treacher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887--sawn off--is a reference to ''Terminator2''. A Winchester also appeared in Film/ShaunOfTheDead and played a major role in that movie.

* [[spoiler:Mr. Thatcher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887--sawn off--is a reference to ''Terminator2''. A Winchester also appeared in Film/ShaunOfTheDead and played a major role in that movie.

* In addition to the [=NWA=] being a ShoutOut to [[Music/{{NWA}} you-know-what]] (see FunWithAcronyms), Danny's "Yeaaaahh booooyyyyy!" to the barman before getting drunk with Angel.

* The use of The Cardigans' song "Lovefool" in the village staging of ''RomeoAndJuliet'' implies that they've taken their cues from Baz Luhrmann's ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996).
** More obviously perhaps, Blower and Draper are using the famous knight/angel costumes from that film. (While the background characters are in period dress), and Juliet uses Romeo's Beretta to commit suicide.

* When Nicholas returns to Sandford, he interrupts Mr. Reaper's attempt to warn the NWA by slamming into his car. The only word Reaper gets out is "[[LiveTelevision/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus It's...]]"

* When Nicholas returns to Sandford, he interrupts Mr. Reaper's attempt to warn the NWA by slamming into his car. The only word Reaper gets out is "[[Television/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus It's...]]"

* When Nicholas returns to Sandford, he interrupts Mr. Reaper's attempt to warn the NWA by slamming into his car. The only word Reaper gets out is "[[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus It's...]]"

* [[spoiler:Mr. Thatcher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887--sawn off--is a reference to ''Terminator2''. A Winchester also appeared in Film/ShaunOfTheDead and played a major role in that movie.

* The [[spoiler:priest]] seems to have spring loaded pistols in his sleeves a la [[TaxiDriver Travis Bickle]].

* Outsider cop visits a small town and discovers an evil's cult plot? Sounds like ''TheWickerMan''. Bonus points since Edward Woodward (who played the cop in the original Wicker Man) appears in the film.

** Looks more like The Mariachi in ''Film/{{Desperado}}''

* [[spoiler:Mr. Thatcher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887 - sawn off - is a reference to ''Terminator2''. A Winchester also appeared in Film/ShaunOfTheDead and played a major role in that movie.

** Looks more like The Mariachi in {{Desperado}}

--> '''Danny Butterman''': Do you want anything from the shop?
--> '''Nicholas Angel''': Cornetto.

* [[spoiler:Mr. Thatcher]] firing a Winchester Model 1887 - sawn off - is a reference to ''Terminator2''.

** Well technically, the [[spoiler:NWA]] is not an evil cult, but a WellIntentionedExtremist association GoneHorriblyWrong.
* The name of Janet Barker's twins announced at the NWA meeting, Roger and Martin; after the protagonists of the ''Lethal Weapon'' series.

* In addition to the NWA being a ShoutOut to [[{{NWA}} you-know-what]] (see FunWithAcronyms), Danny's "Yeaaaahh booooyyyyy!" to the barman before getting drunk with Angel.

* When a shed full of guns is revealed: "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse By the Power of Grayskull!]]". Also said later on when Butterman's film collection is revealed.

* [[{{Chinatown}} Forget it, Nicholas. It's Sandford.]]
* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it ShoutOut occurs [[RunningGag repeatedly]] with the two guys running the front desk at the police station. One reads nothing but [[IainMBanks Iain M. Banks]] and the other nothing but [[IainBanks Iain Banks]] novels. This is a subversion of... something... in that while Iain M and Iain are the same man, [[spoiler:the two identical desk sergeants are not.]]

* In the supermarket, the DVD of ''ShaunOfTheDead'' can be glimpsed for a few frames, with the title 'Zombies Party'.
** According to the DVD commentary, the ''ShaunOfTheDead'' DVD was actually the Spanish version of the film, title and all.
*** Another shout out to ''ShaunOfTheDead'', when Nicholas and Danny are chasing the shoplifter, they come across a row of fences where Nick says "What, you've never taken a shortcut before?"

* The lines in the beginning of ''ShaunOfTheDead''.

* [[ShaunOfTheDead "You've got red on you."]]

* [[TheShining "You've always been here."]] In an inn, too. And his later compatriot is named Danny.