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Shaun of the Dead Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Shaun of the Dead

Release Date: Friday, September 24, 2004 Friday, August 30, 2024 Limited

Director: Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg Nick Frost Kate Ashfield Dylan Moran Lucy Davis

R Comedy N/A

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Plot

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Plot
Shaun's life is stuck in a rut. He's a twenty nine year old who lives with his two best friends Ed and Pete. Shaun's girlfriend Liz is sick of the same old, boring nights down their local pub. So when Shaun (Simon Pegg) breaks his promise to organize a special anniversary meal for them both, Liz (Kate Ashfield) decides to break it off with him. Drowning his sorrows the following day, Shaun devises a plan to win Liz back, but today, all is not as it seems... Unfortunately for Shaun 'the dead' have risen in London and soon a full Zombie apocalypse has exploded onto the streets. Determined to save his girlfriend and salvage their relationship, Shaun and his pals let nothing stand in their way as they go forth on a zombie killing spree to save the day!
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The film's director Edgar Wright last directed Last Night in Soho and The Sparks Brothers. The film's writer Edgar Wright last wrote Last Night in Soho and Baby Driver.

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Natascha Wharton
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R Restricted for zombie violence/gore and language
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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Shaun of the Dead was released in on Friday, September 24, 2004. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Forgotten, A Dirty Shame and First Daughter.

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