Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Shaun, a downtrodden salesman in London who is caught in a zombie apocalypse with his friend Ed (Nick Frost). The film co-stars Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. It is the first installment in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013).
Plot
In Crouch End, London, 29-year-old electronics salesman Shaun has no direction in his life. He is disrespected by his colleagues, does not get along with his stepfather, Philip, and is dumped by his girlfriend, Liz, after he fails to make decent plans for a date to celebrate their three-year anniversary. Heartbroken, Shaun gets drunk with Ed, his weed-dealing slacker best friend, at their favourite pub, the Winchester. At home, Shaun and Ed's flatmate Pete complains of a bite wound from a mugger and berates Shaun into getting his life together.
Cast
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes
- Bill Nighy
- Chris Martin
- David Walliams
- Dylan Moran
- Edgar Wright
- Jessica Hynes
- Joe Cornish
- Julia Davis
- Julia Deakin
- Kate Ashfield
- Lucy Akhurst
- Lucy Davis
- Mark Gatiss
- Martin Freeman
- Matt Lucas
- Michael Smiley
- Nick Frost
- Paul Kaye
- Penelope Wilton
- Peter Serafinowicz
- Rafe Spall
- Reece Shearsmith
- Rob Brydon
- Simon Pegg
- Tamsin Greig
More details
author | Edgar Wright Simon Pegg |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Edgar Wright |
editor | Chris Dickens |
genre | comedy horror |
keywords | best friend break in british army cannabis cricket bat crouch end detach dump fight follow force imitate jaguar kill morning opening a door pick up record collection run shell shotgun shell survive swingball video game weed winchester rifle zombie apocalypse |
musicBy | Daniel Mudford Pete Woodhead |
producer | Nira Park |
publisher | Mars Distribution Rogue Pictures Universal Pictures |
recordedAt | London |
theme | black comedy buddy comedy comedy horror monster movie zombie comedy |