Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2002 - 2003
Running Times: 99 mins 18 secs
Length: 8937 ft
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround-EX     DTS     SDDS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films / WT2 / in association with Big Talk Productions
Executive in Charge of Production For Working Title / WT2: Michelle Wright
Production Executive For Working Title / WT2: Sarah-Jane Wright
WT2 Head of Development: Rachael Prior
Executive Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Natascha Wharton, James Wilson, Alison Owen
Producer: Nira Park
Line Producers: Ronaldo Vasconcellos
Additional Photography Line Producer: Mark Hudson
Chief Operating Officer For Working Title / WT2: Angela Morrison
Production Manager: Karen Beever
Unit manager: Gary Pickering
Executive Coordinator: Ann Lynch
Production Coordinator: James Biddle
Additional Photography Production Coordinator: Charlotte Bloxham
Assistant Production Coordinator: Kenny MacDonald

SCRIPT
Script: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

DIRECTION
Director: Edgar Wright
1st Assistant Director: Richard Hewitt
Additional Photography 1st Assistant Director: Julian Hearne
2nd Assistant Director: Toby Hosking
Additional Photography 2nd Assistant Director: Andrew McEwan
3rd Assistant Director: Jonny Benson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David M. Dunlap
Additional Photography Lighting Cameraman: Mark Moriarty
Camera Operators: Tony Jackson, Mark Moriarty
Additional Photography Camera Operator: John Palmer
Steadicam Operators: David Carey, Paul Edwards, Tony Jackson, Rupert Power, Roger Tooley
1st Assistant A Camera: Chyna Thomson
1st Assistant B Camera: Tammo van Hoorn
2nd Assistant A Camera: Peter Bateson
2nd Assistant B Camera: Star Hart
Camera Loader: Chris Clarke
Gaffer: Paul Slatter
Key Grip: Paul Hatchman
Stills: Oliver Upton
Video Playback Operator: Star Hart
Cameras and Lenses: Arriflex
Lab: Technicolor
Lighting Equipment: AFM Lighting Ltd; ARRI Lighting Rental Limited

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Chris Dickens
Assistant Editor: Tina Richardson
FT2 Trainee Editor: Ian Cunningham
Trainee Editor: Lucinda Glover
Post Production Supervisor: Jeanette Haley
Post Production Coordinator: Lucie Graves

MUSIC
Music / Performed By: Daniel Mudford, Pete Woodhead
Additional Music: S. Park (Figment)
Songs Performed By: The Specials (Ghost Town); Zombie Nation (Kernkraft 400); Simon Pegg, Nick Frost (White Lines); The Smiths (Panic); Ash (Orpheus; Everybody's Happy Nowadays; Meltdown); Queen (Don't Stop Me Now; You;re My Best Friend); I Monster (The Blue Wraith); Chicago (If You Leave Me Now); Man Parrish (Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop); Goblin (Zombi); Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (Mister Merntal); The Noveltones (The Gonk (Kid Koala Remix))
Executive in Charge of Music For Universal Pictures: Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor: Nick Angel
Music Coordinator For Working Title/WT2: Alexandra Hill
Original Score Mixers: Out of Eden, Andy Richards
Music Consultants: Right Music Ltd, Kirsten Lane

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Simon Hayes
Additional Photography Sound Recordist: Giancarlo Dellapina
Boom Operators: Andrew Griffiths, Jamie Gambell, Robin Johnson
Re-Recording Mixer: Nigel Heath
Supervising Sound Editor: Julian Slater
Dialogue Editor: Dan Morgan
ADR Editor: Dan Morgan
Foley Artists: Peter Burgis, Andi Derrick
Foley Editor: Arthur Graley
Sound Maintenance: Arthur Turner
Cable Person: Ben Greaves
FT2 Trainee: Graham Day

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up / Hair Designer: Jane Walker
Make Up / Hair: Candice Banks, Anthony Lilley, Lesley Smith
Additional Make Up / Hair: Sarah Berry, Brian Best, Cathy Burczak, Nicola Matthews, Nuala McArdle, Caroline Morrison, Jo Stelly, Isabel White
Additional Photography Make Up: Lucy Cain
Costume Designer: Annie Hardinge

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Prosthetics: Animated Extras International Ltd
Prosthetic Effects Designer: Stuart Conran
Prosthetic Make Up: Stuart Bray
Prosthetic Effects Technician: Daniel Frye
Contact Lenses: Crystal Reflections

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Special Effects UK
Special Effects Supervisor: Paul Dunn
Special Effects Technicians: Cat Hart, Luke Marcel

VISUAL EFFECTS
Digital Visual Effects: Double Negative
Studio Manager: Pete Hanson
Digital Lab Producers: Begoña Lopez, Matthew Bristowe
Digital Colourist: Max Horton
Online Film Editors: Richard Etchells, Thomas Urbye
Digital Film Master: The Moving Picture Company
Main Titles Designer: Oscar Wright

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Marcus Rowland
Art Director: Karen Wakefield
Stand-By Art Director: Richard Field
Set Dresser: Liz Griffiths
Stand-By Props: Shay Leonard
Scenic Artist: Staurt Clarke
Draughtswoman: Fiona Gavin
Storyboard Artist: Oscar Wright
Art Department Assistant: Kathy Heaser

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Rowena Ladbury
Production Accountant: Rachel Plose
Assistant Accountant: David Blank
Choreographer: Litza Bixler
Floor Runners: Ed Tull, Nina Hume, Paul Bayfield
Military Advisor: Rhidian Bridge
Consultant Optician: Nilesh Rai
Supervising Armourer: Joss Skottowe
Armourers: John Nixon, Anthony Smith
Trainee: Tom Harrison

LOCATIONS
Locations: Deptford, London, England, UK; East Finchley, London, England, UK; Hampstead, London, England, UK; Highgate, London, England, UK; Hornsey, London, England, UK; Muswell Hill, London, England, UK; New Cross, London, England, UK
Studio: Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK
Location Manager: Sarah Lee
Additional Photography Location Manager:Nick Oliver

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts: Paul Kennington

CASTING
Casting: Jina Jay
Specialist Zombie Casting: 20/20 Casting; Casting Collective; Independent Management (IML); Missing Link; Noel Casting; Physicality; Ugly; Whizz Kids

CAST
Simon Pegg (Shaun)
Kate Ashfield (Liz)
Lucy Davis (Dianne)
Nick Frost (Ed)
Dylan Moran (David)
Bill Nighy (Philip)
Penelope Wilton (Barbara)
Jessica Stevenson (Yvonne)
Peter Serafinowicz (Pete)
Rafe Spall (Noel)
Nicola Cunningham (Mary)
Kier Mills, Matt Jaynes (clubbers)
Gavin Ferguson (football kid)
Horton Jupiter (homeless man)
Tim Baggaley (the usher)
Arvind Doshi (Nelson)
Sonnell Dadral (Danny)
Samantha Day (woman on Trisha)
Trisha Goddard (herself)
David Park (grave scientist)
Finola Geraghty (distraugh vox pop)
Robert Fitch (distressed man)
Sharon Gavin (florist)
Patch Connolly (pigeon man)
Stuart Powell (Snakehips)
Patricia Franklin (spinster)
Steve Emerson (John)
Phyllis McMahon (Bernie)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Carol Barnes, Rob Butler, Jeremy Thompson, Vernon Kay (themselves)
Mark Donovan (hulking zombie)
Christopher Harwood (grizzled zombie)
Martin Freeman (Declan)
Reece Shearsmith (Mark)
Tamsin Greig (Maggie)
Julia Deakin (Yvonne's mum)
Matt Lucas (Cousin Tom)
Nick Ewans (pyjama zombie)
Alex Lutes (Trisha zombie)
Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Keith Chegwin (themselves)
Tim Baggaley (best man zombie (uncredited))
Peter Bateson, Chris Clarke, Ronaldo Vasconcellos (livid commuters (uncredited))
Paul Bayfield (SWAT Team Leader (uncredited))
Julianne Watling, Beckie Darlington, Jamie Graham, Lyssa Hamilton-Percival, Michael O'Mahony, Kenneth Thompson Marchesi (zombies (all uncredited))
Mark Gatiss (voice of radio presenter with spaceship theory (uncredited))

Stand-In For Simon Pegg: Ed Tull
Stand-In For Nick Frost: Paul Bayfield
Stand-In For Kate Ashfield: Nina Hume

Shaun's having a rough day - he's trapped in a dead end job, his best friend and flatmate is a slob and his girlfriend's just dumped him. And then there are the zombies massing outside. As the apocalypse approaches, Shaun finds a new lease of life battling with the dead. He could be the only thing that stands between the zombies and his family and friends - if he can just get them to the pub...

CAPSULE REVIEW

Gory, clever and almost continuously laugh-out-loud funny, Shaun of the Dead is an excellent attempt to spoof the Romero zombie movies while playing out a fairly down to earth North London love story. It succeeds in magnificent style, with a witty script, great direction and a wonderful cast of British TV regulars. The end of the world has never been this much fun. (Full Review)

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributors: UIP

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Rogue Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for zombie violence/gore and language)

TIMELINE

2003
December
17: UK - first trailer rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

2004
March
1: UL - second trailer rated 12A by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
26: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

April
6: UK - preview screening at the Prince Charles Cinema, London
9: UK - theatrical release

September
6: UK - DVD release
24: USA - theatrical release

November
8: Hong Kong - DVD release

POSTER TAGS

A romantic comedy. With zombies.

Ever felt like you were surrounded by zombies?

The line's dead and so's everybody else.

Shuffling into cinemas 9 April

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

L'alba dei morti dementi - Italian video title
Muertos de risa - Argentinean video title
Shaun dei morti - Italian title
Shaun of the Dead - Ein Zombie kommt selten allein - German DVD title
Todo Mundo Quase Morto - Brazilian title
Ein Zombie kommt selten allein - German title
Zombies Party - Spanish title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Spaced (1999 - 2000)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Empire no.179 (May 2004) p.29 (UK)
illustrated review (by Kim Newman)

Screen International no.1405 (16 May 2003) p.20 (UK)
credits, production notes

Sight and Sound vol.14 no.5 (May 2004) pp.72-73 (UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Kim Newman)

zombies

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008