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. Before Shaun can save his relationship, however, he's got to fend off a horde of zombies that are slowly taking over the city. 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). Edgar Wright's horror-comedy film, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, follows the title character (Simon Pegg) through his mundane life in London.The perfect parallels of the opening scene with the events of the rest of the film, Pegg's desperately relatable protagonist, and Frost's crass screw-up friend, all make Shaun of the Dead endlessly rewatchable. But there's a scrappy energy to Shaun of the Dead that makes it one of my favorite comedies to return to, pandemic or not. That frenetic style would eventually be Wright's calling card, and Shaun of the Dead would become the launchpad for the beloved Pegg and Frost-led Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, named after a brand of ice cream, with Hot Fuzz and The World's End soon to follow.
And the answer is laughably, hysterically simple: grab his best friend, his ex-girlfriend, and his mom, and head to the local pub.īut what elevates Shaun of the Dead from its simple premise, and into cult movie status, is Wright and Pegg's razor sharp script and Wright's stylish and rhythmic aesthetic that the director would hone to be his most reliable comedic tool. A zombie-meets-romantic-comedy, Shaun of the Dead doesn't have any sweeping commentary on the dark depths of humanity that usually comes with the zombie genre, and instead focuses on what a regular dude would do in a zombie apocalypse. With Shaun of the Dead, the cure is laughter.ĭespite its title - a cheeky play on George Romero's zombie classic Dawn of the Dead - Shaun of the Dead has little to do with the 1978 horror film, apart from a subtle skewering of capitalism.
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What is it about pandemics that makes us want to watch pandemic movies? Is it the survivalists in us, who are silently crossing off our checklists on how to survive in an apocalypse? Is it to seek out the hope that there really is a light at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel? I think it's the escapism that they allow, where the cure can be found and the day can be saved. Why It's Essential Quarantine Viewing: It's fashionable right now for everyone to be watching pandemic movies, but rather than bumming yourself out with the depressing realities of Contagion or the ridiculous un-realities of Outbreak, watch Edgar Wright's pitch-perfect zombie satire. The Pitch: Longtime slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) is forced to fend for his life and protect his friends and family, all the while making his way to his favorite pub amid an undead outbreak in Edgar Wright's classic zombie comedy. Where You Can Stream It: Hulu, with a Starz add-on
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(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they've been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)
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