Movie

Shaun of the Dead

by Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Shaun, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield and 112 others

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

(26 total)

Characters

Simon Pegg (27)Edgar Wright (26)Shaun (26)

“Shaun: [shouts] What am I doing? What are you doing, you stupid moron? Ed: Fuck off! Shaun: [shouts] You fuck off! Fuck fucking off! I’ve spent...look at me! I’ve spent my entire life sticking my neck out for you, and all you ever do is fuck things up! Fuck things up and make me look stupid! Well, I…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Fuck, fuck off, stupdendous

“[Shaun and Ed pull up to Barbara’s house and sees Philip’s Jaguar in the driveway] Ed: Oh! Hello! Who’s a pretty boy, then? [wolf whistle] You didn’t tell me Barbara had a Jag. I’ve always wanted to drive one of those. Shaun: Yeah, well, it’s Philip’s, okay? He won’t let anybody near it. Honestly, I…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Jaguar, Fuck

“Shaun: No, Noel, no matter you might think, okay, I do not find it difficult to keep my work and my social life separate. Worker: Shaun, it’s Liz for you. [hands him the phone]”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: compartmentalizing, Work Life, personal life

“Ed: I’m sorry, Shaun. Shaun: It’s OK. Ed: No, I’m sorry, Shaun. Shaun: What? [smells Ed’s fart] Oh, God, that’s rotten! Ed: I’ll stop doing it when you stop laughing! Shaun: I am not laughing.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Farts, cropdusting

“Ed: [Directing Shaun on where to shoot] There! Shaun: Where? Ed: Three o’clock! Dianne: Oh! Over there again. Quarter to twelve. Shaun: What? David: Eleven forty-five! Shaun: Keep it simple! Ed: Top left.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: clockwise, shooting

“If you get cornered...[hits himself on head with cricket bat]...bash ’em in the head, that seems to work. Ow.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: self-harm, Slapstick

“David: Basically, I’d say your nine lives are up, Shaun. Shaun: Get fucked, four eyes! Why don’t you go out with her if you love her so much? David: What do you mean by that? [storms off] Well, I don’t know what he meant by that. [uncomfortable silence]”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: get fucked, four eyes, Nine Lives

“[Shaun hands Liz a bunch of flowers] Shaun: Got you these. [Liz reads the label] Liz: ‘To a wonderful mum’? Shaun: [sniggers] Oooh! Yeah, that’s, because...I thought, it would be, funny, because of what you said last night about me y’know, don’t wanna be my mum and that. It’s just a little joke, jus…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Flowers, Regifting

“David: You still haven’t met his mum? Shaun: Not yet! Dianne: Don’t you get on with your mum, Shaun? Shaun: It’s not that I don’t get on with her... David: Are you ashamed by your mum, Shaun? Shaun: No! I love my mum! Ed: I love his mum, too. Shaun: Ed! Ed: [singing] She’s like butter! Shaun: Ed.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: mum, mother, butter

“Ed: See? You don’t need Liz to have a good time. Shaun: Oh, don’t, man. Ed: No! Go ahead, look at me. Can I just say one more thing? I’m not gonna say, you know, there’s plenty more fish in the sea. I’m not going to say if you love her, let her go. And I’m not going to bombard you with clichés. But…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Cliches, plenty of fish

“Shaun: [about Ed] Oh, he sells a bit of weed every now and again, you know. You’ve sold puff. Pete: Yeah. Once. At college. To you.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Weed, College

“Shaun: Well maybe one should do the other, and then do themselves. Liz: Oh maybe you should do me, I’ll only muck it up if I have to do myself. [Shaun mimes shooting Liz and then himself, to see how it feels] Shaun: You know, I don’t think I’ve got it in me to shoot my flatmate, my mum, and my girlf…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Cigarettes, Mortality

“Shaun: Pete? Pete? Ed: Why don’t we just go up? Shaun: No. No. Wait. No. No! Don’t go up there! Ed: Why not? Shaun: Because A, he might be one of them, and B, he might still be annoyed. Pete? Maybe he went into work. Ed: Well, how come he didn’t drive? His keys are still here. Shaun: Well, maybe he…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: annoyed, Prick

“Shaun: Mum, look, what would you say if I told you that over the years Philip’s been quite unkind to me? Barbara: Well, you weren’t always the easiest person to live with. Shaun: Mum, he chased me around the garden with a bit of wood! Barbara: Well, you did call him a you-know-what! Shaun: Oh what,…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Motherfucker, unkind, false rape allegations

“Ed: [sees a zombified Pete] Hey, Shaun, look who it is! Shaun: Fuck-a-doodle-do.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Fuck

“Pete: It’s four in the fucking morning! Shaun: It’s Saturday! Pete: No, it’s not. It’s fucking Sunday. And I’ve got to go to fucking work in four fucking hours ’cos every other fucker in my fucking department is fucking ill! Now can you see why I’m SO FUCKING ANGRY? Ed: Fuck, yeah.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Fucking, angry, Work

“Liz: You hang out with my friends? Sorry, a failed actress and a twat? Shaun: Well, that’s a bit harsh. Liz: Your words! Shaun: I did NOT call Dianne a failed actress.”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: twat, failed actress

“Ed: Any zombies out there? Shaun: Don’t say that! Ed: What? Shaun: That! Ed: What? Shaun: The zed-word. Don’t say it! Ed: Why not? Shaun: Because it’s ridiculous! Ed: All right...are there any out there, though? [Looking out of the letter box, he sees an empty street] Shaun: I can’t see any. Maybe i…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: zombies, zed

“Barbara: [over the phone] Some men tried to get into the house. Shaun: Well, are they still there? Barbara: [over the phone] I’m not sure, we’ve shut the curtains. Shaun: Did you try the police? Barbara: [over the phone] Well, I thought about it. Shaun: Are you OK? Did they hurt you? Barbara: [over…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: Burglar, zombies

“Shaun: [about Ed] I’ve known him since primary school, you know? I like having him around, he’s a laugh. Pete: What, because he can impersonate an orangutan? Fuck-a-doodle-doo! Shaun: Oh, leave him alone. Pete: All right, I admit, he can pretty funny on occasion. Like that time we stayed up all nigh…”

— Edgar Wright, Shaun, Simon Pegg, imdb.com

Tagged: schnapps, orangutan