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** What's the matter? Haven't you ever take a shortcut before? (*thump*) |
** What's the matter? Haven't you ever take a shortcut before? (*thump*) |
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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 (Video Game)|Wheatley]], have you always had problems with birds? |
*** [[Retroactive Recognition]]: (Probably only to people outside the U.K., who wouldn't be as familiar with Stephen Merchant.) Hey [[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Wheatley]], have you always had problems with birds? |
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** [[James Bond]]/''[[Doctor Who |
** [[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 (Film)|Horace Slughorn]]/[[Moulin Rouge|Harold Zidler]] is the head of Standford Police! |
** [[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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** [[The Wicker Man|Sgt. Howie]] is head of the NWA. |
** [[The Wicker Man|Sgt. Howie]] is head of the NWA. |
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** [[Shameless|Frank Gallagher]] directs Romeo and Juliet. |
** [[Shameless|Frank Gallagher]] directs Romeo and Juliet. |
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** [[Coronation Street|Val Barlow]] is Leslie Tiller, [[Doctor Who |
** [[Coronation Street|Val Barlow]] is Leslie Tiller, [[Doctor Who|who is also a vampire.]] |
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** [[Doctor Who|Mr. Magpie]] is George Merchant, the Fridge Magnate. |
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** [[Hellbound Hellraiser II|Dr. Channard]] is James Reaper. |
** [[Hellbound Hellraiser II|Dr. Channard]] is James Reaper. |
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** Who knew that Michael [[Retroactive Recognition|would leave town, move to King's Landing]] and take the name [[Game of Thrones|Sandor Clegane]]? |
** Who knew that Michael [[Retroactive Recognition|would leave town, move to King's Landing]] and take the name [[Game of Thrones|Sandor Clegane]]? |
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* The blond haired boy stood next to Nicholas Angel in the school picture, the one who Tim Messenger suggests he lets wear his helmet, is called [[Theme Naming|Gabriel]], and actually had a bigger role in the uncut version of the film. This can be seen in the deleted scenes on the DVD. |
* The blond haired boy stood next to Nicholas Angel in the school picture, the one who Tim Messenger suggests he lets wear his helmet, is called [[Theme Naming|Gabriel]], and actually had a bigger role in the uncut version of the film. This can be seen in the deleted scenes on the DVD. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Where do we begin? |
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** [[Chinatown|Forget it, Nicholas. It's Sandford.]] |
** [[Chinatown|Forget it, Nicholas. It's Sandford.]] |
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** A blink-and-you'll-miss-it [[Shout |
** A blink-and-you'll-miss-it [[Shout-Out]] occurs [[Running Gag|repeatedly]] with the two guys running the front desk at the police station. One reads nothing but [[Iain M Banks|Iain M. Banks]] and the other nothing but [[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.}} |
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** [[The Shining|"You've always been here."]] In an inn, too. And his later compatriot is named Danny. |
** [[The Shining|"You've always been here."]] In an inn, too. And his later compatriot is named Danny. |
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** There's a bit {{spoiler|where Nick has been stabbed by Danny, stashed in the boot of his car, then revealed only to be [[Not Quite Dead]]}}, that's a homage to Tarantino's favorite shot: from the boot of the car. |
** There's a bit {{spoiler|where Nick has been stabbed by Danny, stashed in the boot of his car, then revealed only to be [[Not Quite Dead]]}}, that's a homage to Tarantino's favorite shot: from the boot of the car. |
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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 |
** 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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