Shaun of the Dead
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- Synopsis
- It's often said that the true character of a man is only revealed in times of dire crisis, and for likable, lovelorn loser Shaun (Simon Pegg), that moment of reckoning came when the dead rose from their slumber to feast on the flesh of the living....
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- Starring
- Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis
- Director(s)
- Edgar Wright
- Distributor(s)
- Independent Artists
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min.
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Critic Reviews
Remarkably fresh and inventive. Read the full review
The daffy, innately British joke that propels the cheeky U.K. comedy hit Shaun of the Dead is that although real zombies have risen up -- slacker wankers Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal and roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), are too slack, wankerish, and blitheringly British to notice. Read the full review
If the zombie genre steadfastly refuses to die, we can be grateful to Shaun of the Dead for breathing fresh, diverting life into the form, with subtle visual humor and a smart, impish sense of fun. Read the full review
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'Zombieland' a lively undead flick
10/02/09 I don't know if any zombie comedy will ever match the scattershot social comment and sublime Brit-wit of Shaun of the Dead. But in its hyperactive American way, the hilarious killfest Zombieland comes very close. | JAM! Showbiz -
Dunst testifies about hotel burglary
09/24/09 With a flip of her long blonde hair, and a perky, "Hi, how ya doin?" to the judge, super-hero squeeze Kirsten Dunst fluttered onto the witness stand in Manhattan today -- to help catch the thief who swiped her handbag. | New York Post - New York NY -
Brit director Edgar Wright brings movie influences to Toronto rep theatre
07/24/09 British director Edgar Wright takes over a downtown repertory theatre this weekend to present two of his favourite films with cinematographer Bill Pope. The shaggy-haired auteur of the indie hits "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," has been in the city for the past four months shooting "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World" with Michael Cera. But he puts the spotlight on some of his more obscure cinematic influences in the next instalment of a screening series he calls The Wright Stuff at the Bloor Cinema. | JAM! Showbiz -
‘Shaun of the Dead’ Director Edgar Wright Brings His Zombie Comedy And Other Films To Toronto
02/25/09 At the end of zombie comedy "Shaun of the Dead," the flesh-eating ghoulies that terrorize London are domesticated—integrated into everyday life as grocery store employees and game show contestants. | MTV Movies Blog -
Toronto Readers! Edgar Wright Takes Over The Bloor Cinema!!!
02/24/09 This Saturday (February 28th), Edgar will fire up the Great White North variation on his popular "Wright Stuff" festival with a double feature of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ (and, as an extra enticement, the uncut "Don't" trailer from GRINDHOUSE). | Ain't It Cool News