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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Of course, [[Shaun of the Dead|Shaun]]/[[Spaced|Tim]] as Nicholas Angel and [[Shaun of the Dead|Ed]]/[[Spaced|Mike]] as Danny Butterman. |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Of course, [[Shaun of the Dead|Shaun]]/[[Spaced|Tim]] as Nicholas Angel and [[Shaun of the Dead|Ed]]/[[Spaced|Mike]] as Danny Butterman. |
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** Stephen Merchant, co-creator of ''[[The Office]]'' as P.I. Staker. |
** Stephen Merchant, co-creator of ''[[The Office]]'' as P.I. Staker. |
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*** [[Retroactive Recognition]]: (Probably only to people outside the U.K., who wouldn't be as familiar with Stephen Merchant.) Hey [[Portal 2 |
*** [[Retroactive Recognition]]: (Probably only to people outside the U.K., who wouldn't be as familiar with Stephen Merchant.) Hey [[Portal 2|Wheatley]], have you always had problems with birds? |
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** [[James Bond]]/''[[Doctor Who|Rassilon]]''/[[Flash Gordon ( |
** [[James Bond]]/''[[Doctor Who|Rassilon]]''/[[Flash Gordon (film)|Prince Barin]] owns a supermarket! |
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** [[Gangs of New York|Boss Tweed]] / [[Harry Potter ( |
** [[Gangs of New York|Boss Tweed]] / [[Harry Potter (film)|Horace Slughorn]]/[[Moulin Rouge|Harold Zidler]] is the head of Standford Police! |
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** The bad guy from ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a doctor. He'll deal with it. |
** The bad guy from ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a doctor. He'll deal with it. |
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*** Yeah, motherfucker. |
*** Yeah, motherfucker. |
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** DC Cartwright is played by [[Shaun of the Dead|Noel/Noodle]], and DS Wainwright is [[The Bourne Ultimatum|Simon Ross]]. |
** DC Cartwright is played by [[Shaun of the Dead|Noel/Noodle]], and DS Wainwright is [[The Bourne Ultimatum|Simon Ross]]. |
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** Not to mention that the London Metropolitan Police is staffed at the highest level by [[Shaun of the Dead|Phil]], [[I'm Alan Partridge |
** Not to mention that the London Metropolitan Police is staffed at the highest level by [[Shaun of the Dead|Phil]], [[I'm Alan Partridge|Alan Partridge]] and [[The Office|Tim Canterbury]]. |
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** [[Peep Show|Sophie]] as PC Doris Thatcher |
** [[Peep Show|Sophie]] as PC Doris Thatcher |
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** And there's [[Harry Potter ( |
** And there's [[Harry Potter (film)|Argus Filch]] as Webley! |
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** And the truly savvy will recognize [[Indiana Jones]]' French, head-exploding rival [[Raiders of the Lost Ark |
** And the truly savvy will recognize [[Indiana Jones]]' French, head-exploding rival [[Raiders of the Lost Ark|Belloq]] as the Reverend. |
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** Manny from [[Black Books]] is an administrator for the local Police Service. |
** Manny from [[Black Books]] is an administrator for the local Police Service. |
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*** And The Cleaner is the other Sgt. Fisher. |
*** And The Cleaner is the other Sgt. Fisher. |
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*** According to the DVD commentary, the ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' DVD was actually the Spanish version of the film, title and all. |
*** According to the DVD commentary, the ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' DVD was actually the Spanish version of the film, title and all. |
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**** Another shout out to ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', 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?" |
**** Another shout out to ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', 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?" |
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** When a shed full of guns is revealed: "[[He |
** When a shed full of guns is revealed: "[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|By the Power of Grayskull!]]". Also said later on when Butterman's film collection is revealed. |
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** Outsider cop visits a small town and discovers an evil's cult plot? Sounds like ''[[The Wicker Man]]''. Bonus points since Edward Woodward (who played the cop in the original Wicker Man) appears in the film. |
** Outsider cop visits a small town and discovers an evil's cult plot? Sounds like ''[[The Wicker Man]]''. Bonus points since Edward Woodward (who played the cop in the original Wicker Man) appears in the film. |
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*** Well technically, the {{spoiler|NWA}} is not an evil cult, but a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] association [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]. |
*** Well technically, the {{spoiler|NWA}} is not an evil cult, but a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] association [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]. |
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'''Nicholas Angel''': Cornetto. }} |
'''Nicholas Angel''': Cornetto. }} |
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** [[Shaun of the Dead|"You've got red on you."]] |
** [[Shaun of the Dead|"You've got red on you."]] |
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** In addition to the NWA being a [[Shout-Out]] to [[N.W.A.|you-know-what]] (see [[Fun |
** In addition to the NWA being a [[Shout-Out]] to [[N.W.A.|you-know-what]] (see [[Fun with Acronyms]]), Danny's "Yeaaaahh booooyyyyy!" to the barman before getting drunk with Angel. |
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** {{spoiler|Mr. Thatcher}} firing a Winchester Model 1887 - sawn off - is a reference to ''Terminator2''. |
** {{spoiler|Mr. Thatcher}} firing a Winchester Model 1887 - sawn off - is a reference to ''Terminator2''. |
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