As befitting its status as a Police procedural absolutely stacked with inspirations from everywhere, Hot Fuzz is also influenced by the gritty world of cop dramas and film noir for example, one of Angels many arguments with the Andes results in the line youre a detective, detect! being yelled at the moustachioed duo. This is a reference to John Sturges 1974 crime drama McQ, starring John Wayne the Duke uses the exact same line during a bust-up in his office. However, a more recognisable reference would be that of Roman Polanskis Chinatown, occurring when Angel has been driven out of Sandford by Danny to save his life. When he offers to bring back the blue fury of the Metropolitan Police coincidentally Blue Fury was debated titles for Hot Fuzz Danny responds with a twist on the line Joe Mantell delvers to Jack Nicholson after the death of Faye Dunaways Evelyn forget it Nicholas, its Sandford, highlighting the futility of fighting something much larger than you.