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Shaun of the Dead is a zombie themed romantic comedy, or "romzomcom" as it dubs itself, released in 2004 ( April 9 in the United Kingdom, September 24 in America). It was written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright , directed by Edgar Wright, and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost . Despite the title - a pun on George Romero's Dawn of the Dead and the name of the lead character - it is not a horror-spoof in the style of the Scary Movie films. Rather, it is an affectionate tribute to the genre of zombie horror, with many background references to classic zombie films.The production was filmed entirely in London, primarily at Ealing Studios, and involved production companies Working Title Films and StudioCanal.
In its opening weekend in the US, Shaun earned US$3.3M, taking 8th place at the box office despite a limited release to only 607 theatres (compared to the usual 2000-3000 for other top 10 entries). In the UK it took in £1.6M at 307 cinemas on its opening weekend and netted £6.4M by mid-May.
In 2004 the magazine Total Film named Shaun of the Dead the 49th greatest British film of all time.
1 Cast
- Simon Pegg .... Shaun
- Nick Frost .... Ed
- Kate Ashfield .... Liz
- Dylan MoranDylan Moran (born 1971 in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland) is an Irish comedian, actor and Writer. He is a regular performer at national and international comedy festivals including the Edinburgh Festival, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival and the Kilken .... David
- Lucy DavisLucy Davis (born 1973) is a British actress. She is probably most famous for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy, The Office''. Lucy also provides the voice of Hayley Jordan in The Archers on BBC Radio 4. In 2004 she won roles in the film .... Dianne
- Bill NighyBill Nighy (born December 12, 1949) is a British actor. He started in television and theatre before appearing in cinema roles in 1981. He is married to the actress Diana Quick. Nighy has starred in many radio and television dramas, notably the BBC serial, .... Philip
- Peter SerafinowiczPeter Serafinowicz (b. 1972, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British actor and voice artist. His most notable role in the latter class was as the voice of Darth Maul in the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. His other work includes, on televi .... Pete
- Penelope WiltonPenelope Wilton (born June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actress. She had a successful stage career before breaking into television and her West End debut was opposite Sir Ralph Richardson. Her television career began .... Barbara
- Jeremy Thompson .... Newsreader (Himself)
2 Trivia
- The film was originally inspired by a short sequence in the sitcom SpacedSpaced is a British television situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, directed by Edgar Wright, and broadcast on Channel 4. It is notable for its almost constant dropping of pop-culture references. Two series of seven e (also directed by Edgar Wright), in which Tim ( Simon Pegg) blasted several zombies with a shotgun in a Resident EvilResident Evil (known as BioHazard in Japan), developed by Capcom, is the name of a successful franchise of horror-adventure video games that is credited with popularizing the " survival horror" game genre, in which the goal is to avoid being killed by mon fantasy induced by speed and Twiglets.
- In keeping with Pegg and Wrights adoration of the genre and films in general there are many in-jokes and references to other films including character names, scenes and snippets of dialogue.
- The film recieved a 15 certificate in the UK despite the gore, violence and use of the f-word some 77 times in 99 minutes.
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