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.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 14 wins & 20 nominations total
Keir Mills
- Clubber 1
- (as Kier Mills)
Sonnell Dadral
- Danny
- (as Sonell Dadral)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGeorge 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.
- GoofsSimon Pegg appears to shout 'Nick look out' as the car runs over the zombie, referring to actor Nick Frost and not his character, who is called Ed.
- Crazy creditsThe credits end with the incidental Mall Muzak from Dawn of the Dead (1978).
- ConnectionsEdited into Funky Pete (2004)
- SoundtracksGhost Town
Written by Jerry Dammers (as Dammers)
Performed by The Specials
Courtesy of EMI Records Limited
Featured review
The first of the Cornetto trilogy, sees Shaun, his mum and a small bunch of friends battling a hoard of flesh eating zombies.
I'm staggered to see an IMDb rating of 7.9, what on Earth have some people seen, that I haven't, it's an out and out classic. Shaun of The Dead is an absolute riot, a mix of horror and comedy, with a very British flavour.
It's one of those films that simply doesn't get tired, it doesn't matter how many times you watch it, it is just so appealing.
Can't decide what the best bit is, there are so many contenders, but final encounter in the pub, and zombie girl in the garden, there are a hoard of moments that can be chosen.
Zombie comedies had been tried before, and have been tried since, but none even come close to this, Pegg and Frost nailed it.
10/10.
I'm staggered to see an IMDb rating of 7.9, what on Earth have some people seen, that I haven't, it's an out and out classic. Shaun of The Dead is an absolute riot, a mix of horror and comedy, with a very British flavour.
It's one of those films that simply doesn't get tired, it doesn't matter how many times you watch it, it is just so appealing.
Can't decide what the best bit is, there are so many contenders, but final encounter in the pub, and zombie girl in the garden, there are a hoard of moments that can be chosen.
Zombie comedies had been tried before, and have been tried since, but none even come close to this, Pegg and Frost nailed it.
10/10.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El desesperar de los muertos
- Filming locations
- The Duke of Albany - 39 Monson Road, New Cross, London, England, UK(exteriors: The Winchester)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,332,569
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,300,000
- Sep 26, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $31,508,087
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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