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Shaun of the Dead

  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
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Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
From 'A Fistful of Fingers' and 'Shaun of the Dead,' to 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' and 'Last Night in Soho,' we track the filmmaking techniques of writer, producer, and director Edgar Wright.
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The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
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    • Edgar Wright
    • Simon Pegg
    • Edgar Wright
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    • Simon Pegg
    • Nick Frost
    • Kate Ashfield
    • Edgar Wright
    • Simon Pegg
    • Edgar Wright
  • Stars
    • Simon Pegg
    • Nick Frost
    • Kate Ashfield
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    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 273Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards

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    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Shaun
    Nick Frost
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    • Ed
    Kate Ashfield
    Kate Ashfield
    • Liz
    Lucy Davis
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    • Dianne
    Dylan Moran
    Dylan Moran
    • David
    Nicola Cunningham
    • Mary
    Keir Mills
    Keir Mills
    • Clubber 1
    • (as Kier Mills)
    Matt Jaynes
    • Clubber 2
    Gavin Ferguson
    • Football Kid
    Peter Serafinowicz
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    • Pete
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    • Homeless Man
    Tim Baggaley
    • The Usher
    Arvind Doshi
    • Nelson
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Noel
    Sonnell Dadral
    • Danny
    • (as Sonell Dadral)
    Samantha Day
    • Woman on Trisha
    Trisha Goddard
    Trisha Goddard
    • Trisha Goddard
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      • Simon Pegg
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    • Trivia
      George A. Romero, creator of the movies to which this movie pays homage and lampoons, was so impressed with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's work that he asked them to cameo in Land of the Dead (2005) as zombies.
    • Goofs
      When Ed lights the Molotov cocktail, it disappears when the zombies drag him.
    • Quotes

      Shaun: David, kill the Queen!

      David: What?

      Shaun: The jukebox!

    • Crazy credits
      The credits end with the incidental Mall Muzak from Dawn of the Dead (1978).
    • Connections
      Edited into Funky Pete (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghost Town
      Written by Jerry Dammers (as Dammers)

      Performed by The Specials

      Courtesy of EMI Records Limited

    User reviews1.1K

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    8/10
    Fried Gold!
    Some 5 years before the making of this film the same team behind it wrote and directed series (season) 1 and 2 of an offbeat UK sitcom named "Spaced". Massively overlooked at the time of broadcast yet with a hardcore fan base of loyal devotees a third series was long overdue but never did materialise.

    Shaun of the Dead is the continuation of what went before; of a similar format yet in a completely new setting, with new characters, plus new cast members and for the first time a feature-length run time for the big screen. So how does it play out? Even with such a departure from the original setting, the history of TV to cinema adaptations is a dodgy one to say the least. Fortunately for those of us who already fans or (more likely) if you've never seen the series before prepare to be impressed.

    The style is all it's own. With inventive direction and editing making the visual impact which fans will instantly recognise, to the writing which importantly is firstly genuinely funny, interspersed with references to popular culture of the past two decades, always with a self-knowing grin, a wink to the viewer rather than a pretentious nod. And of course several self-references and in-jokes of the TV series all fill in the gaps between the tastefully presented killings. There is blood, after all this is a "rom-zom-com" or "romantic zombie comedy" - a self-proclaimed new genre and rightly so. This is as about as original as it gets. They actually manage to pull off humour, violence, decapitations, action, romance, suspense, sadness and joy all within the space of 90 minutes!

    This is the best film I've seen in ages, and a real credit to British film, we already knew about "Fried Gold", now the rest of the World can see it too. An instant classic.
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    FAQ13

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2004 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
      • Rogue Pictures (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • The Duke of Albany - 39 Monson Road, New Cross, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
      • Working Title Films
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital EX
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