Shaun of the Dead (2004)

A man's uneventful life is disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.

Director:

Edgar Wright

Writers:

Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

Stars:

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield

13 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Pegg	...	Shaun
Kate Ashfield	...	Liz
Nick Frost	...	Ed
Lucy Davis	...	Dianne
Dylan Moran	...	David
Nicola Cunningham	...	Mary
Keir Mills	...	Clubber 1 (as Kier Mills)
Matt Jaynes	...	Clubber 2
Gavin Ferguson	...	Football Kid
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Pete
Horton Jupiter	...	Homeless Man
Tim Baggaley	...	The Usher
Arvind Doshi	...	Nelson
Rafe Spall	...	Noel
Sonnell Dadral	...	Danny (as Sonell Dadral)

Storyline

Shaun (Simon Pegg) doesn't have a very good day, so he decides to turn his life around by getting his ex to take him back, but he times it for right in the middle of what may be a zombie apocalypse. But for him, it's an opportunity to show everyone he knows how useful he is by saving them all. All he has to do is survive, and get his ex back.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie apocalypse | pub | british horror | zombie | flesh eating zombies | 

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Taglines:

Bought coffee. Called Mom. Dodged zombies.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

18A

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pajama zombie was originally scripted to walk along the pole, upon which it was impaled, which is why it is hanging off the end when Diane is doing zombie lessons.

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Goofs

In the Pub basement, Shaun puts a cigarette in Ed's mouth and lights it for him. In the next cut, the smoke is not lit, cut back again, and it is lit.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John: Last orders, please!

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Crazy Credits

The credits end with the incidental Mall Muzak from Dawn of the Dead (1978).

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Connections

References King of the Zombies (1941)

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Soundtracks

Mister Mental
Written by Guy McNight (as McNight), Marc Norris (as Norris), Andy Huxley (as Huxley), Sym Gharial (as Gharial) and Tom Diamantopoulo (as Diamantopoulo)
Performed by Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd

User Reviews

The best comedy of the year!

Here in the States they don't show too many foreign movies, even if they are from the countries like UK. When they show them, however, they tend to outdo some of the American movies in the box office. Although the British movies are rarely shown here, they're a guaranteed success - do you recall the popularity of the last year's "28 Days Later"? Well, this movie is even better - it's a hilarious combination of comedy, social parody, tragedy and drama, spiced with the references to every zombie flick ever made. Some references are pretty slim, though - for example "We're coming to get you, Barbara!" is a reference to "The Night of the Living Dead" - a reference that many people (including George Romero!) didn't get. Most of the actors are unknown to an average American, yet they played great! I hope that movies like "Shaun of the Dead" will make big wigs in Hollywood realize that there are many great foreign movies, and that integrity is always better than crude remakes which the States are so notorious for... I encourage everybody to come and see SOTD - the best comedy of 2004.

Details

Official Sites:

Rogue Pictures [United States]

Country:

UK France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Shaun et les zombies

Filming Locations:

37 Abbots Gardens, East Finchley, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,300,000, 26 September 2004

Gross USA:

$13,542,874

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,097,092

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1