When the gang come across another group made up of identical characters, that may be all the entertainment many people get out of the meeting. However, they're all stars of fantastic UK comedy shows, many with links to stars of this film - The leader is Jessica Stevenson, star of Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost from this, and was directed by Edgar Wright, who also directed this. Behind her are Martin Freeman from The Office, which also starred Lucy Davis (Dianne in this), Reece Shearsmith from The League of Gentlemen, Tamsin Greig from Black Books, which stars Dylan Moran (David in this), Julia Deakin, also from "Spaced", and Matt Lucas from Little Britain. Not that that's all they've done, but to list all their mighty comedic achievements would take far too long - check them all out on the IMDb. Comic geniuses (genii?) the lot of them.
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When the gang come across another group made up of identical characters, that may be all the entertainment many people get out of the meeting. However, they're all stars of fantastic UK comedy shows, many with links to stars of this film - The leader is Jessica Stevenson, star of Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost from this, and was directed by Edgar Wright, who also directed this. Behind her are Martin Freeman from The Office, which also starred Lucy Davis (Dianne in this), Reece Shearsmith from The League of Gentlemen, Tamsin Greig from Black Books, which stars Dylan Moran (David in this), Julia Deakin, also from "Spaced", and Matt Lucas from Little Britain. Not that that's all they've done, but to list all their mighty comedic achievements would take far too long - check them all out on the IMDb. Comic geniuses (genii?) the lot of them.
Shaun's second walk to the shop is only one shot, and took 13 takes to achieve.
The (fictional) supermarket chain that the zombiefied Mary and Noel work for is called "LANDIS" (you can see it on their name badges). This is a nod to director John Landis: Simon Pegg has mentioned in interviews that Landis' An American Werewolf in London was an influence on this film. It's also very similar to "Londis" - a chain of shops in the UK.
Shaun works at Foree Electronics. Ken Foree was one of stars of the original Dawn Of The Dead (1978).
The Cornetto joke originated when Edgar Wright (the director) got extremely drunk as a teen and somehow had his hangover cured in the morning when he ate a Cornetto. The reference in this film is made when Ed asks for a Cornetto while he has a hangover.
Throughout the movie, Ed can be seen playing the video game Timesplitters 2. As a possible way of saying thanks, the line "You've got red on you" was given to a zombie in the third Timesplitters game, Timesplitters 3 - Future Perfect.
When Simon Pegg says "he's not my boyfriend." in the pub, then promptly calls Nick Frost "babe", that's a gag which also featured in their TV show "Spaced".
In the scene where Shaun, Liz, and Ed are beating the zombie with the pool sticks, Shaun falls to the floor at one time and does a little Matrix-style move to get himself up back on his feet. Shaun perfected this move in real life in his dance team named 'The Galaxians'.
The shots where Dylan Moran is being torn apart by the zombies look almost identical to the deaths of two of the soldiers in Day Of The Dead.
Every character's name rhymes with their eventual fate-'Pete gets eat', 'Ed lives in the shed', 'Di dies', 'David gets mutilated', 'Liz lives', 'Shaun moves on', 'Barbara becomes a dead mother', and 'Phil gets killed'. This is confirmed on the zombie subtitles.
In one scene where Shaun and Pete are arguing in the kitchen, if you look over Shaun's shoulder you can just about see the ubiquitous phrase "Fried Gold." written on the fridge's message board.
While Shaun is feeling depressed, Ed is telling him his drinking plan for the next day. Listen out for clues to subsequent events: "Bloody Mary" - Checkout Girl, "Bite at the king's head" - Phillip, "Couple" - David and Di, "Little Princess" - Liz, "Stagger back" - impersonate zombies, "Bar For Shots" - firing rifle.
As the gang shuffle towards the pub, in one or two brief shots of the zombie mob, one of the zombies is dressed exactly like the character Tyres (a bike messenger) from "Spaced", and in fact is played by the same actor, Michael Smiley.Keep an eye out for some bright blue and yellow clothing.
The zombie that Ed kills with the ashtray emits the famous "Wilhelm" scream. Wilhelm Scream Facts
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