British horror/comedy Shaun of the Dead is a scream in all senses of the word. Brain-hungry zombies shamble through the streets of London, but all unambitious electronics salesman Shaun (Simon Pegg) cares about is his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), who just dumped him. With the help of his slacker roommate Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun fights his way across town to rescue Liz, but the petty concerns of life keep getting in the way: When they’re trying to use vinyl records to decapitate a pair of zombies, Shaun and Ed bicker about which bands deserve preservation–New Order they keep, but Sade becomes a lethal frisbee. Many zombie movies are comedies by accident, but Shaun of the Dead is deliberately and brilliantly funny, while still delivering a few delicious jolts of fear. Also featuring the stealthy comic presence of Bill Nighy (Love Actually) and some familar faces from The Office. –Bret Fetzer
Product Details
- Actors: Kate Ashfield, Tim Baggaley, Nicola Cunningham, Sonnell Dadral, Lucy Davis (II)
- Directors: Edgar Wright
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Subtitles: Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
- Run Time: 99 minutes
Special Features
- MISSING BITS (29 mins) – extended scenes, deleted scenes, hilarious outtakes of Simon & Nick portraying Sean Connery & Michael Caine, re-dubbed outtakes of Shaun’s flatmate Pete and plot holes that fill in the gaps on what happens to Lucy, Simon & Nick’s characters.
- RAW MEAT (35 mins) – casting tapes (U.S. Exclusive!), Simon Pegg’s video diary, Edgar & Simon’s pitch to the studio using flip charts (hilarious), special effects comparison, make-up tests and an EPK featurette.
- TV BITS (7 mins) – extended scenes of the television shows that Shaun watches in the film – including shows that Shaun & Ed show up in. Interview with Coldplay
- ZOMBIE GALLERY – photo gallery, ad campaigns & theatrical poster design concepts
- U.S. THEATRICAL TRAILER (2 mins)
- ZOMB-O-METER – Zombie Trivia
What a good recommendation! A typically British approach to zombie infestation.
The best thing about this film is when he walks to the local shop and back, and doesn't realise there are undead everywhere – he just thinks everyone is hasseling him! There are days when I would be pushed to tell who was a zombie or not in our town.
Great film, also check out the DVD of SPACED – which is by the same wirters and features all the actors in this film, oh and it'ts equally as funny.