In what is rapidly becoming a Thanksgiving custom around the Michaels homestead , I took in a film that featured an unexpected Mac - themed cameo coming into court . As you’re able to imagine , this is becoming quite unnerving — here I am trying to escape from oeuvre for a care - free 90 minutes or so , only to be reminded of the day caper when either a Mac or Mac - connect software package enjoys a big walk - on part and reminds me of all the study I should be doing .

Some background : Last yr ’s culprit wasCasino Royale , the Bond film in which the guy fromLayer CakereplacesRemington Steeleas 007 . As detailed by yours truly in this infinite a twelvemonth ago , Adobe Photoshopfigures conspicuously in one scene , so much so that one of the character name - checks the persona - redaction software .

This twelvemonth ’s Did - someone - just - mention - the - Mac movie moment come courtesy ofHot Fuzz , which I look out on videodisk after a long daylight of turkey preparedness . From the sept that land usShaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzzis the account of a London police officer who , as punishment for being so skilled at his job that he piddle his fellow officers seem spoiled , gets transferred to a small small town where all is not as it seems . My capsule critique : It ’s a amusing , tightly - indite movie that I thoroughly enjoyed . folk put off by wildness , the occasional bludgeoning , and Timothy Dalton had well take a pass , though .

If you ’d opt to watchHot Fuzzcompletely unspoiled and incognizant of the Mac cameo in doubt , I ’ll just tidy up my desk while you attain the back button on your connection browser app .

So here ’s the scene — Sgt . Angel ( Simon Pegg ) is being shown around the antiquated station where he ’s been reassigned . And just as he ’s about to encounter his Modern , sub - competent co - worker , you could hear — quite distinctly — the start - up speech sound of a really , really old Mac .

I confess that I was not bright enough to find fault this up on my own . I heard the start - up bong—“That sounds mistily familiar , ” I said to myself — but had no idea what it was . Fortunately , someone who did posted the pursuit to theHot Fuzz trivia sectionat the Internet Movie Database :

So there you have it . Now the lingering head is this : When precisely did Macs blockade using the exceptional start - up tone learn inHot Fuzz ? A shiny amber doubloon*to whoever can allow me the resolution .

  • Doubloon may take the form of recognition and regard , as defend to actual currentness .