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 London salesman who is caught alongside his loved ones in a zombie apocalypse. It also stars Nick Frost in his film debut, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. It is the first film in Wright and Pegg's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013).
Plot
In the Crouch End area of London, 29-year-old electronics salesman Shaun is disrespected by his colleagues, does not get along with his stepfather Philip, and is dumped by his girlfriend Liz after he promises to improve himself but is unsuccessful in making decent plans for an anniversary date. At his favourite pub, the Winchester, a heartbroken Shaun gets drunk with his slacker best friend Ed. At home, Shaun and Ed's roommate Pete complains of a bite wound from a mugger and berates Shaun, telling him to stop leaning on Ed and get 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 |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Edgar Wright |
| editor | Chris Dickens |
| genre | comedy horror science fiction |
| keywords | best friend bite british army chain crouch end discover doom doppelgänger dump fight follow imitate jaguar series 3 jaguar xj#series 3 pick up record collection severed leg shaun t slacker slot machine steal survive swingball totem tennis video game 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 romantic comedy science fiction horror zombie comedy |