Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon and Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz are two distinct takes on the buddy cop subgenre of the crime film. Both feature two police officers with contrasting personalities who are forced to work together, including dramatic action sequences such as gun fights and chase scenes. The films were chosen due to their highly contrasting contexts, so the differences caused by the change in context can be clearly seen. Lethal Weapon being an American studio film, produced in 1987, and Hot Fuzz, a British film produced by Edgar Wright, an auteur, in 2007.  While Hot Fuzz is a parody of the genre, Lethal Weapon is considered a classic example of the buddy cop film. Hot Fuzz features Nicholas Angel, an efficient by-the-book police officer, and inexperienced and enthusiastic Danny Butterman as they work together to solve a series of murders in a small town, using comedy to comment on the cliches of the genre. Lethal Weapon has a more serious tone, following reckless and unpredictable Martin Riggs and family-man Roger Murtaugh, both veterans, attempting to stop a drug cartel.