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

By Edward Owen /

The scene when Angel comes into Sandford on horseback is also chock-full of Western references. Not only does he ask the kids whether they want to do something useful €“ a line taken from Clint Eastwood€™s Man With No Name in1964 classic A Fistful Of Dollars €“he also chews a toothpick like Clint in the Outlaw Josey Wales and his strut into town on horseback punctuated by shocked villager faces is reminiscent of 1952€™s High Noon. The Western reference trifecta is completed when Jim Broadbent says €˜Angel€™ in the same way Eli Wallach€™s Tuco refers to Lee Van Cleef€™s Angel Eyes in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, leading us into some shootout-like tension before all hell well and truly breaks loose.