FILM 2147: SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)

TRIVIA: George A. Romero, creator of the movies to which this movie pays homage and lampoons, was so impressed with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's work that he asked them to cameo in Land of the Dead (2005) as zombies.

When asked by an interviewer why they chose to have slow moving zombies instead of running zombies, Simon Pegg simply replied, "Because death is not an energy drink."

Shaun tells Liz that he's going to take her to "The place that does all the fish." When he opens the phone book, you can see that the restaurant is literally called "The Place That Does All the Fish".

Many of the zombie extras are fans of Spaced (1999), which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the Spaced Out fan website.

When Shaun (Simon Pegg), Liz (Kate Ashfield), David (Dylan Moran), Dianne (Lucy Davis), Barbara (Dame Penelope Wilton), and Ed (Nick Frost) run into the alternative "gang" as they make their way to the Winchester, there are quite a few comedy partnerships brought together again. Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes - Tim and Daisy from Spaced (1999). Lucy Davis and Martin Freeman - Dawn and Tim from The Office (2001). Dylan Moran and Tamsin Greig - Bernard and Fran from Black Books (2000). Julia Deakinand Nick Frost are, of course, in Spaced (1999) too, as Marsha and Mike, respectively.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Director George A. Romero was given a private viewing of this movie near his house in Florida. During the scene in which Ed (Nick Frost) yells into the phone, "We're coming to get you, Barbara", Romero was oblivious to the fact it was a direct lift from his movie Night of the Living Dead (1968), and only found out later after a phone conversation with Edgar Wright.

Quentin Tarantino dubbed this as one of the top twenty movies made since 1992.

First part of Simon Pegg's and Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy. The other two parts are Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013).

Although sporadically hinted at, the cause of the zombie invasion is never properly explained. When people are about to, they get interrupted by something.

Shaun's place of work is Foree Electric. Ken Foree starred in Dawn of the Dead (1978), and had a cameo in Dawn of the Dead (2004).

In March 2011, this movie was voted by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra listeners as their second favorite movie of all time. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) came in first place.

Among the voices in the news reports you hear on television and radio you hear David Walliams on a television news broadcast, Mark Gatiss on the radio, Keith Chegwin hosting the "Fun Dead" program, and Rob Brydon voicing the "Zombies From Hell" show at the end. The voice at the end dismissing the infected monkeys as the cause, is Edgar Wright.

WILHELM SCREAM: The famous sound effect can be heard faintly in the background when the soldiers initially come to the rescue.

Northern Irish rock band Ash donated three songs used in this movie: "Meltdown", "Orpheus", and "Everybody's Happy Nowadays", featuring Chris Martin. These songs were donated as Edgar Wright's girlfriend, Charlotte Hatherley, played guitar and sang backing vocals for Ash at the time.

DIRECTOR CAMEO: Edgar Wright: During the Remembering Z-Day montage, there is a long shot of the zombies walking through a park. Edgar is the one in black who falls over himself. He also makes a voice cameo as the host of Fulci's Italian restaurant.

Summary and trivia from IMDB.com

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