Cover: Shaun of the Dead Rating: 6
Jan 1, 2001
Dec 30, 2011

Details

Director:Edgar Wright
Writer:Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Producer:Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Hudson, Alison Owen
Theatrical:2004
Rated:R
Studio:Universal Studios
Genre:Horror
Duration:99
Awards:6 wins & 16 nominations
Languages:English, French, Spanish
Subtitles:Spanish, French
Sound:AC-3
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format:Widescreen
Discs:1
Region:1
Release:Feb 2007

Summary

It is only natural to be scared of zombies, and to prevent them from laying waste to your home. A more relaxing approach, however, is to be bored and vaguely annoyed by them, or, better still, not to notice them in the first place. This is the premise of Edgar Wright's British comedy, which may be responsible for kicking off a new and specialized genre of slacker horror. Shaun (Simon Pegg) lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend (Kate Ashfield), his mother (Penelope Wilton), and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners. The finale, in which the pub turns into an Alamo, is the bloodiest, most orthodox, and least witty part of the movie; far sharper are the early scenes in which Shaun wanders happily to the local store along a battered, zombie-dotted street and pulps his attackers with a cricket bat. The central joke is so snappy and well sustained that you barely catch sight of the ominous vision on offer: a country that already feels like death. -Anthony Lane
Copyright © 2006 "The New Yorker"

Credits

Kate Ashfield ... Liz
Tim Baggaley ... The Usher
Nicola Cunningham ... Mary
Sonnell Dadral ... Danny
Lucy Davis (II) ...
Simon Pegg ... Shaun
Nick Frost ... Ed
Lucy Davis ... Dianne
Dylan Moran ... David
Keir Mills ... Clubber 1
Matt Jaynes ... Clubber 2
Gavin Ferguson ... Football Kid
Peter Serafinowicz ... Pete
Horton Jupiter ... Homeless Man
Arvind Doshi ... Nelson
Rafe Spall ... Noel
Samantha Day ... Woman on Trisha
Trisha Goddard ... Herself
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 (as Phyllis McMahon)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy ... Himself
Carol Barnes ... Herself
Rob Butler ... Himself
Jeremy Thompson ... Himself
Vernon Kay ... Himself
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 ... Himself
Jon Buckland ... Himself (as Jonny Buckland)
Keith Chegwin ... Himself (voice)
Julia Davis ... News Reporter
Robert Popper ... News Reporter
David Walliams ... News Reporter
Dan Mudford ... Composer
Pete Woodhead ... Composer
David M. Dunlap ... Cinematographer
Chris Dickens ... Editor