Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

By Edward Owen /

Wright gets to reference his formative years in Hot Fuzz with the Somerfield supermarket where he used to work as a shelf-stacker. Yet not only does he get to put the company he once worked for in the film, the Somerfield in Sandford is actually in Wells, Somerset, Wright€™s hometown. This means Wright eventually got to carry out an employee€™s dream and demolish their old place of work. Of course, he also doesn€™t miss an opportunity and can be seen for a brief moment performing his old job in the store €“ he pushes a trolley in the back-store corridor as Angel goes to Skinner€™s office €“ as well as providing a voiceover the intercom in the scene when Angel gets annoyed with Skinner€™s sinister showman act.