| | | A romantic comedy. With zombies.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital 5.1. Dolby Surround Sound, Extended Scenes, Outtakes, TV Bits, Zombie Gallery, Spanish, French Subtitled
Get ready for a gut-busting, bone-mashing good time in the hilarious horror comedy, Shaun of the Dead.
There comes a day in every man’s life when he has to get off the couch… and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it’s up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entrée. Satisfy your bloodthirsty appetite with the movie that masters of horror and film critics alike are hailing as the funniest and scariest movie of the year. Novelist Stephen King gushes “it’s a 10 on the fun meter and destined to be a cult classic” and Newsweek calls Shaun of the Dead “a bloody hoot!” It’s a screamingly hilarious zomedy that will have you dying with laughter.
"Remarkably fresh and inventive." Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
"The movie's wonderfully original, fast-moving and funny." Desson Howe, Washington Post
"Takes the prize. It's a bloody hoot." Devin Gordon, Newsweek
"Extremely funny, side splitting good time." Jim Agnew, Film Threat
"The most original comedy from either side of the pond in years." Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
Editor's Note
Edgar Wright's horror-comedy film, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, follows the title character (Simon Pegg) through his mundane life in London. Joined by his immature and ever-present roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun excels at nothing except drinking pints of ale and watching television, which causes friction with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield). Before Shaun can save his relationship, however, he's got to fend off a horde of zombies that are slowly taking over the city. Armed with a cricket bat and a vague sense of direction, Shaun must rescue his friends and loved ones, and bring them to the only safe place he can think of--the pub. Cowritten by Wright and Pegg, SHAUN OF THE DEAD succeeds remarkably well at combining droll British humor with good, old-fashioned zombie cinema. While the movie is often hilariously amusing, it takes its horror pedigree seriously, offering up moments of genuine suspense, and even a healthy dose of gore. Pegg is oddly charming as the put-upon lead slacker, and Frost is appropriately oafish, but the living dead themselves also take up a fair amount of screen time, shuffling and limping in their best Romero form. For lovers of zombie films and other chills-and-chuckles outings like EVIL DEAD II and DEAD ALIVE, SHAUN OF THE DEAD is an instant cult classic.
| Features | 2000 Ad Strip | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Casting Tapes | | Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart | | EPK Featurette | | Extended Bits | | Feature Commentary With Cast Members Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield And Lucy Davis | | Feature Commentary With Star Simon Pegg | | Funky Pete | | Interactive Menus | | Make Up Tests | | Outtakes | | Photo Gallery | | Plot Holes | | Poster Designs | | Scene Selection | | SFX Comparison | | Simon Pegg's Video Diary | | Storyboard Comparison | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | The Man Who Would Be Shaun | | Theatrical Trailer | | TV Bits | | Zomb-O-Meter | | Missing Bits: Extended Scenes, Hilarious Outtakes, and Plot Holes that fill in what happened to Lucy, Simon and Nick's characters | | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: Spanish, French | | Raw Meat: Casting Tapes, Simon Pegg's Video Diary, Edgar & Simon's Pitch to the Studio, Special Effects Comparison | | TV Bits: Hilarious Extended Scenes from the Television Shows that Shaun watches in the Film | | Zombie Gallery: Photo Gallery, Ad Campaign, and Theatrical Poster Designs |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Shaun of the Dead - DVD Review By: Nicholas Schager - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/11/2009 5:42 PM | |
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is going nowhere in life. He’s a 29-year-old sales manager at a London electronics store populated by teenage employees who don’t respect him. His girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), tired of her beau’s adolescent slackerdom and penchant for wining and dining her at the unromantic Winchester Tavern, has unceremoniously dumped him. And his best friend and roommate Ed (Nick Frost) is a lazy slob who plays videogames all day long, doesn’t pay rent, regularly impersonates the orangutan from Every Which Way But Loose, and offers beneficial break-up advice like, “You know what we should do tomorrow? Keep drinking.” Shaun, unmotivated and irresponsible, spends his dead-end days like a zombie....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 25821 | | UPC: 00025192582127 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"[The directors] keep the blood and the laughs gushing....This blast of fright and fun best catches the spirit of George Romero..." 09/30/2004 p.204Uncut
"[With] genuinely witty slapstick....A delight." 10/01/2004 p.153 Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he filmmakers, clearly fans of the genre, have got the zom and the com parts down cold..." 10/01/2004 p.52 New York Times
"[The film] yields ironic dramatic dividends." 09/24/2004 p.E20 Los Angeles Times
"SHAUN has all the markings of a labor of love. It's a grisly but sweet ode to friendship, love and the George Romero zombie trilogy." 09/24/2004 p.E4 USA Today
"There are some funny scenes, particularly as the film's lead actors, a pair of Everyguys, fight off hordes of creepy flesh-eaters in creative ways and with unusual implements." 09/24/2004 p.10E Premiere
"The intense hilarity here is best enjoyed with a friend..." 03/01/2005 p.112 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
Shaun of the Dead is a spoof, but at the same time, it's a semi-serious horror movie. It's al
Entertainment Weekly 8 of 10
The daffy, innately British joke that propels the cheeky U.K. comedy hit Shaun of the Dead is - Lisa Schwarzbaum
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