Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Coming Out at 9 April 2004 in theaters.
Comedy, Horror
Shaun of the Dead is horror comedy drama film directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote it with Simon Pegg. The film stars Pegg and Nick Frost as friends Shaun and Ed, Londoners who are caught in an apocalyptic zombie uprising and attempt to take refuge in a local pub with their loved ones. The film co-stars Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. It is the first installment in Wright and Pegg’s Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World’s End (2013).
The film drew inspiration from the television series Spaced created by Pegg and directed by Wright. The title and plot also refer to the Dead films directed by George A. Romero. Principal photography took place across London and at Ealing Studios, and was shot over nine weeks between May and June 2003.
In London, electronic 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. Heartbroken, Shaun gets drunk with his dimwitted close mate, Ed, 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 to get his life together.
Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Nicola Cunningham, Keir Mills
Cast:
| Simon Pegg | ► | Shaun |
| Kate Ashfield | ► | Liz |
| Nick Frost | ► | Ed |
| Lucy Davis | ► | Dianne |
| Dylan Moran | ► | David |
| Nicola Cunningham | ► | Mary |
| Keir Mills | ► | Clubber 1 |
| Matt Jaynes | ► | Clubber 2 |
| Gavin Ferguson | ► | Football Kid |
| Peter Serafinowicz | ► | Pete |
| Horton Jupiter | ► | Homeless Man |
| Tim Baggaley | ► | The Usher |
| Arvind Doshi | ► | Nelson |
| Rafe Spall | ► | Noel |
| Sonnell Dadral | ► | Danny |
| Samantha Day | ► | Woman on Trisha |
| Trisha Goddard | ► | Trisha Goddard |
| David Park | ► | Grave Scientist |
| Finola Geraghty | ► | Distraught Vox Pop |
| Bill Nighy | ► | Philip |
| Robert Fitch | ► | Distressed Man |
| Sharon Gavin | ► | Florist |
| Patch Connolly | ► | Pigeon Man |
| Jessica Hynes | ► | Yvonne |
| Stuart Powell | ► | Snakehips |
| Patricia Franklin | ► | Spinster |
| Steve Emerson | ► | John |
| Phyllis MacMahon | ► | Bernie |
| Krishnan Guru-Murthy | ► | Krishnan Guru-Murthy |
| Carol Barnes | ► | Carol Barnes |
| Rob Butler | ► | Rob Butler |
| Jeremy Thompson | ► | Jeremy Thompson |
| Vernon Kay | ► | Vernon Kay |
| Mark Donovan | ► | Hulking Zombie |
| Christopher Harwood | ► | Grizzled Zombie |
| Penelope Wilton | ► | Barbara |
| Martin Freeman | ► | Declan |
| Reece Shearsmith | ► | Mark |
| Tamsin Greig | ► | Maggie |
| Julia Deakin | ► | Yvonne’s Mum |
| Matt Lucas | ► | Cousin Tom |
| Nick Ewans | ► | Pyjama Zombie |
| Alex Lutes | ► | Trisha Zombie |
| Chris Martin | ► | Chris Martin / Zombie outside The Winchester |
| Jon Buckland | ► | Jonny Buckland |
| Keith Chegwin | ► | Keith Chegwin (voice) |
| Lucy Akhurst | ► | Zombie Shot by Soldiers |
| Peter Bateson | ► | Livid Commuter |
| Paul Bayfield | ► | Army Officer |
| Peter Baynham | ► | Man in Street |
| Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie | ► | Zombie Approaching Spinning Car |
| Rob Brydon | ► | Football Commentator / ‘Zombies From Hell!’ Presenter (voice) |
| Gary Bunn | ► | Special Forces Soldier |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ► | Zombie |
| Liz Cater | ► | Wheelchair Zombie |
| Timothy Mark Chipping | ► | Pub Zombie |
| Chris Clarke | ► | Livid Commuter |
| Tony Cook | ► | Zombie |
| Michelle Cornelius | ► | Zombie |
| Joe Cornish | ► | Zombie Shot by Soldiers |
| Beckie Darlington | ► | Zombie |
| Julia Davis | ► | News Reporter (voice) |
| Andy Diggle | ► | Zombie |
| David William James Elliott | ► | Wesker Zombie |
| Dylan Freed | ► | Pub Zombie |
| Salo Gardner | ► | Zombie |
| Mark Gatiss | ► | Radio Presenter With ‘Spaceship’ Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) |
| Nick Goldsmith | ► | Fun-Dead’ Zombie |
| Jamie Graham | ► | Zombie |
| Thomas Hodge | ► | Zombie |
| Russell Howard | ► | Zombie |
| Garth Jennings | ► | Fun-Dead’ Zombie |
| Rich Johnston | ► | Zombie |
| Paul Kaye | ► | Zombie Behind ‘The Winchester’ |
| Pamela Kempthorne | ► | Zombie Outside Flat |
| Iain Kitching | ► | Zombie |
| Chris Knight | ► | Pub Zombie |
| Lauren Laverne | ► | Zombie Outside Flat |
| Jason McDonald | ► | Zombie |
| Michael O’Mahony | ► | Zombie |
| Robert Popper | ► | News Reporter (voice) |
| Paul Putner | ► | Zombie |
| Gabriel Ralls | ► | Zombie |
| Peter Rnic | ► | Zombie |
| Kristof Romagnoli | ► | Various zombies |
| James Scott | ► | Zombie |
| Michael Smiley | ► | Zombie |
| Dave Smith | ► | Zombie Monkey |
| The Smiths | ► | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Philippe Spall | ► | Zombie Dude |
| David Spratt | ► | Zombie Shot by Soldiers |
| Greg Tanner | ► | SWAT Team Officer |
| Kenneth Thompson Marchesi | ► | Zombie |
| Ben Thompson | ► | Zombie |
| Ronaldo Vasconcellos | ► | Livid Commuter |
| Linette Voller | ► | Zombie |
| David Walliams | ► | News Reporter (voice) |
| Julianne Watling | ► | Zombie |
| Kevin Wilson | ► | Twin Zombie |
| Nicholas Wilson | ► | Twin Zombie |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
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