For the comics adapted from the film, see Shaun of the Dead (comics).
Shaun of the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Edgar Wright
Written by
Simon Pegg
Edgar Wright
Produced by
Nira Park
Starring
Simon Pegg
Kate Ashfield
Lucy Davis
Nick Frost
Dylan Moran
Bill Nighy
Penelope Wilton
Cinematography
David M. Dunlap
Edited by
Chris Dickens
Music by
Pete Woodhead
Daniel Mudford
Production companies
StudioCanal
WT² Productions
Big Talk Productions[1][2]
Distributed by
Rogue Pictures (United States)
Universal Pictures (United Kingdom, through United International Pictures)
Mars Distribution (France)
Release dates
29 March 2004 (2004-03-29) (London)
9 April 2004 (2004-04-09) (United Kingdom)
24 September 2004 (2004-09-24) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[3]
Countries
United Kingdom
France
United States[1][4]
Language
English
Budget
$6 million
Box office
$38.7 million
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British romantic zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote it with Simon Pegg. The film stars Pegg as Shaun, a downtrodden London salesman who gets caught alongside his loved ones in a zombie apocalypse. It also stars Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. It is the first instalment in Wright and Pegg's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013), both of which also star Pegg and Frost.
Shaun of the Dead was inspired by ideas Pegg and Wright used for their 1999-2001 television sitcom Spaced, particularly an episode in which Pegg's character hallucinates a zombie invasion. The film references the Night of the LivingDead films by George A. Romero. Principal photography took place across London and at Ealing Studios for nine weeks between May and June 2003.
Shaun of the Dead premiered in London on 29 March 2004, before it was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2004 and in the United States on 24 September. It was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing $30 million worldwide on a budget of $6.1 million and receiving two nominations at the British Academy Film Awards. It was ranked third on the Channel 4 list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films and quickly acquired a cult following. In film studies, it is seen as a product of post-9/11 anxiety and a model for transnational comedy, while the zombie outbreak as depicted in the film has been used as a modelling example for disease control.
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^"SHAUN OF THE DEAD (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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