Shaun of the dead (2004) is a comedy horror directed by Edgar Wright and is the first instalment of the "cornetto trilogy" of which all feature Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and are directed in similar styles by Wright but are of different genres
It follows the lives of Shaun, an average British man (smoker drinker etc.) struggling with his relationship with Liz (played by Kate Ashfield) and "foul mouthed slacker", Ed, Shaun's best friend (Nick Frost) as they deal with a zombie virus outbreak. The film makes a case of saying that we humans are all already 'zombies' in the fact that we repeat mundane and ultimatley meaningless tasks everyday, which is portrayed by the fact that it takes what the two thought was a drunken lady in their back garden being impaled and standing up all fine for them to realise something's up.
BOX OFFICE
This low budget film did surprisingly well for what it was working with
An estimated budget of only £4,000,000 lead to:
Opening weekend- (US & Canada)- $3.3M
Gross worldwide- $38,649,825
Awards it won consist of:
Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay
British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay
This success led to the creation of 2 more films (Hot fuzz and World's end) which have become part of a trilogy that has a large fandom
Other films
Budget- $23,600,000 (estimated)
Box office- Gross worldwide$102,392,080
Synopsis- After a virus turns most people into zombies, the world's surviving humans remain locked in an ongoing battle against the hungry undead. Four survivors -- Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and his cohorts Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) -- abide by a list of survival rules and zombie-killing strategies as they make their way toward a rumoured safe haven in Los Angeles.
Genre- zombie, horror, comedy, romance
Budget- $30,000,000 (estimated)
Box office- Gross worldwide $29,116,320
Synopsis- Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission. Taking on the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones.
Genre- Comedy
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