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Apr 15, 2024 · “Shaun of the Dead” remains, against the odds, one of the most successful British indie films of all time. Released in the early-noughties period when British indies were struggling, from a ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · Simon Pegg (left) as Shaun and Nick Frost as Ed in a still from Shaun of the Dead. The 2005 “Britpop film” spawned a new genre, the romantic zombie comedy, or rom-zom-com. Photo: Rogue Pictures
Apr 16, 2024 · The funniest Shaun of the Dead quotes are only part of what makes Edgar Wright's first movie in his Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy a cult classic. The greatest success of Shaun Of The Dead, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, is that it isn’t a spoof of zombie movies. It works perfectly as a genuine zombie film in its own right — one that ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Despite her relatively small role in Shaun of the Dead, the zombie known as 'Mary' has the darkest story in not just the movie, but the entire Cornetto Trilogy.Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost's Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy (aka the Cornetto Trilogy) is a comedy masterwork, beginning in 2004 with the rom-zom-com Shaun of the Dead.
Apr 14, 2024 · "[Shaun of the Dead is] the epitome of a film that does homage to classic horror films while also being a really great character-driven comedy," said actor Finn Wolfhard, via Variety, sharing how the movie directly inspired his upcoming directorial debut film. "Specifically in Shaun of the Dead, Shaun’s just trying to get his girlfriend back ...
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Apr 14, 2024 · Shaun of the Dead has obvious inspirations from some horror classics, but it was actually possible thanks to an underrated 25-year-old comedy TV show. Back in 2004, Edgar Wright brought the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, which would go on to become the first entry in his Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, along with the buddy cop movie Hot Fuzz and the sci-fi comedy The World’s End.
Apr 24, 2024 · Shaun of the Dead turns 20 this year, but the origin of Edgar Wright's breakout horror comedy goes back even further.. Wright and his cast, including co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, recently spoke to IndieWire for an oral history celebrating Shaun of the Dead's anniversary, where they revealed its premise stemmed from an episode of Wright's TV show Spaced where Tim Bisley (Pegg) fantasizes ...
