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Shaun of the Dead

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In Theaters: September 24, 2004

R | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, Other, Sci-Fi | 1h 39m

Shaun of the Dead

On Friday, Shaun (Simon Pegg) is in a rut. At 29, he's coasted through life -- and still hasn't gotten very far, usually winding up at the local pub, the Winchester. His roommate Ed (Nick Frost) looks up to him -- when he can take his eyes off the TV, that is. His girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is re-evaluating their relationship, particulary after Shaun fails to do something special for their anniversary on Saturday.

That day, there are train delays, people fainting in the streets, TV news reports of unexplained calamities -- and did that homeless man just try to eat a ...? No, it can't be... But, it is -- the dead have risen. Saturday's isolated incidents mushroom into a full-on zombie assault and, once daylight breaks, it's Sunday bloody Sunday. As manners and flesh take a beating, it's time to separate men from meat, humans from zombies, and the living from the undead. Shaun and Ed grab whatever is at hand (cricket bat, shovel, LP) to repel the attacking zombies, summoning reserves of strength they didn't know they possessed and straining muscles they forgot they had. Rounding up friends and family, they press on towards the sanctuary of the Winchester. All that stands (or lopes) in their way are hordes of the flesh-eating undead...
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis, Penelope Wilton, Bill Nighy, Jessica Stevenson, Martin Freeman
Director: Edgar Wright
Studio: Rogue Pictures
Producer(s): Nira Park
Writer(s): Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Official Site: www.shaunofthedead.com