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As well as featuring the box art from Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz also provides a number of narrative similarities, with both films including pubs, cornettos and similar camera shot methods. Yet the most recognisable narrative comparison comes with the now-obligatory fence-jumping sequence. In the first film, Shaun makes a hash of the shortcut through some gardens, yet in Hot Fuzz Angel is able to vault the fences with ease before flipping over the last one, after first uttering the same line to Frosts character whats the matter, never taken a shortcut before? The sequence also provides an easter egg for the DVD where the stuntman first attempts the flip. You can access it by moving the cursor to language selection and pressing left three times, followed by right once. At that point a Hot Fuzz badge will appear above the menu, revealing the outtake.