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Edited into

Funky Pete (2004) (V)
 -  This is a feature made from the airline version of Shaun of the Dead.

Spin off

Plot Holes: How Did Ed Get from the Cellar to the Shed? (2004) (V)
Plot Holes: What Happened to Dianne When She Left the Winchester? (2004) (V)
Plot Holes: What Happened to Shaun When He Ran Off? (2004) (V)

References

The Jazz Singer (1927)
 -  "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!"[
King of the Zombies (1941)
 -  Ed says "Who died and made you fucking king of the zombies?"
Son of Dracula (1943)
 -  mirroring conversations; Katherine tells Frank not to use the word "vampire", just as Shaun tells Ed not to use the word "Zombie"
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
 -  A scene in the film when Shaun is telling his mother him and his friend are on the way to save her... his friend yells in the Phone... "We're Coming to get you Barbara"
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
The Godfather (1972)
 -  The use of a boiling kettle sound effect as tension builds between characters is a reference to the approaching train sound effect between characters as tension builds.
Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974)
 -  Reference made to crop trials - the cause of the zombie outbreak in 'The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue' a.k.a Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974)
Brannigan (1975)
 -  Steve Emerson (John the Bartender) is sent crashing into a barroom jukebox in both films.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
 -  In one scene, Pete comments "look, I've done a lot of stupid things..." and one of the stupid things he mentions doing is "dressing up as Frank-N-Furter." Frank-N-Furter is the mad scientist character portrayed by Tim Curry in the 1975 film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
King Kong (1976)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
La noche de los asesinos (1976)
 -  The scene where Ed pushes a zombie boy and shouts "Get lost!" is filmed as a reference to a scene in this movie.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
 -  Title, various scene recreations, quotes
The Deer Hunter (1978)
 -  Shaun (Simon Pegg) is dressed similarly to Christopher Walken in the final reel - complete with red bandana and rifle
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
 -  Ed impersonates the monkey; title spoken
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
 -  Many of the opening scenes are shot to look like the early scenes with a few odd things in the background in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Shaun also includes a petrified, running man in a suite as a homage to that in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Alien (1979)
 -  The use of a 360 degree camera pan to establish the Winchester is a subtle reference to the 360 degree pan in Alien. This is confirmed as a subtle reference in the DVD's trivia subtitled track and audio commentaries.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  Shaun quotes the line "Get behind me" and handles his cricket bat like a lightsabre.
Flash Gordon (1980)
 -  Liz calls Shaun "Flash" when he comes to her rescue.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
 -  The first "medicine cabinet" scene with Simon Pegg and Peter Serafinowicz was a nod to this film, as noted in the film's DVD's "Zomb-O-Meter."
The Evil Dead (1981)
 -  The line "Her eyes! What happened to her eyes?" that Ed speaks in the garden, is taken from The Evil Dead
Thriller (1983) (TV)
 -  They find themselves encircled by zombies and the camera movements are identical to when Michael is in the same situation
Purple Rain (1984)
 -  The guys refuse to throw the Purple Rain soundtrack at zombies
Highlander (1986)
 -  poster in living room
Evil Dead II (1987)
 -  The shot looking down into The Winchester's cellar is identical to a shot looking down into the fruit cellar in Evil Dead 2.
Batman (1989)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
 -  Ed hits a zombie with the car and cripples him as Ben does in his first scene in Night of The Living Dead (1990)
Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
 -  references the shower scene
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
Braindead (1992)
 -  When Shaun takes the bandages off his mother's lower left arm to find a festering wound, it's the same as in Braindead (another zombie comedy), where the main character removes the bandages from his mother's lower left arm to find a similar wound.
Army of Darkness (1992)
 -  When giving the store meeting, Shaun says that an employee named "Ash" isn't going to be in. In the film Army of Darkness, the main character Ash works in a retail store
Dazed and Confused (1993)
 -  When Shaun climbs out of sunroof in Jaguar Ed shouts "Hey man watch the leather" This is direct quote from Dazed and Confused
Tekken 2 (1995) (VG)
 -  referenced in dialogue
Bound (1996)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
"Spaced" (1999)
 -  Character Tyres appears
"Spaced: Art (#1.3)" (1999)
 -  The "It's your boyfriend" "Thanks babe" joke is quoted.
"Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999)
 -  Pete (played by Peter Serafinowicz) answers his phone with "Dom, hi" in a deep gruff voice, which is a reference to Peter Serafinowicz's guest appearence as Duane Benzy in this episode where he always anwers the phone with "Dom, hi".
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
 -  Posters in bedroom
Rollerball (2002)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
"The Office: (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  In this episode, Martin Freeman is playing with darts, and shooting them over Lucy Davis' head. In Shaun of the Dead, Lucy's character impales Simon Pegg's character in the head with a dart.
28 Days Later... (2002)
 -  TV mentions Rage virus

Referenced in

Danger! 50,000 Zombies! (2004)
 -  Nick asks about whether spades or bats would make good weapons against zombies, to which to zombie hunter replies "Don't be silly, this isn't the movies!" This is a reference to how their characters in "Shaun of the Dead" used a cricket bat and a shovel as weapons against zombies. At another point, Russel says the zombie could just be "a drunk who's lost a bet". This is a reference to the line in this film where someone tells them how to act like a zombie "A sad, vacant expression -like a drunk who's lost a bet"
Fun Dead (2004) (V)
 -  The characters watch this film on TV as though its a game show.
Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette (2004) (V)
 -  This is a making of documentary of Shaun of the Dead, so they speak about it.
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#6.3)" (2004)
 -  Simon Pegg talks in great detail about his then upcoming film, Shaun of the Dead
"Richard & Judy: (2004-03-30)" (2004)
 -  Simon Pegg & Lucy Davis talk about their upcoming film Shaun of the Dead
Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart (2004) (V)
 -  This title is a making of Shaun of the Dead documentary.
Lucy's Cam (2004) (V)
 -  This is a behind the scenes feature for Shaun of the Dead.
Simon's Cam (2004) (V)
 -  This is a behind the scenes feature.
Feeding the Masses (2004) (V)
 -  for comic moments
When Shaun Met George (2005) (V)
 -  Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright introduce themselves as "The writers of Shaun of the Dead" as well as countless other references
Film Geek (2005)
 -  Scotty mentions it
Timesplitters: Future Perfect (2005) (VG)
 -  the zombie Clip clamp: Do I have red on me?
Land of the Dead (2005)
 -  Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright make a brief appearance in the Zombie themed fair/casino/fighting arena in Land of the Dead.
Hood of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  comic elements
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Reached #3 in poll, is talked about in great detail.
Severance (2006)
 -  When Maggie and Steve sit and light up two joints near the end of the film; it almost exactly echoes a similar scene towards the end of Shaun of the Dead where Shaun and Liz smoke together. The placing of the two plus the placing of the dying, overweight comic relief character is almost identical ie. Gordon and Ed from Shaun of the Dead.
Clerks II (2006)
 -  Shaun of the Dead poster on the wall in the back of Mooby's
"Rescue Me: Zombies (#3.6)" (2006)
 -  After seeing someone who looks like a zombie someone jokingly says "Shaun of the Dead"
"Richard & Judy: (2006-07-19)" (2006)
 -  Bill Nighy says "I feel like I'm down with the kids now, I've been a zombie, a vampire and now a squid". He was a zombie in this movie and was making reference to it.
Dead Rising (2006) (VG)
 -  In the game you can earn a movie called "Zombie Walk". This makes you blend in with the zombies. This is a reference to a scene in this movie.
Deadlands: The Rising (2006)
 -  During the film brians character picks and uses a Crickett Bat as defense against zombies
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.11)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned in Simon Pegg/David Schwimmer interview.
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
 -  Smith mentions it was one of his favorite films in the past year.
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.12)" (2006)
 -  Talked about in Dylan Moran interview.
Hot Fuzz Special (2007) (TV)
 -  The opening music from Shaun of the Dead plays, Edgar Wright mentions wanting to try something new from their last project (this), Simon Pegg mentions the film by name and clips are shown from Hot Fuzz which allude to it.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  Just before Danny joins Nick in the thief chase in the supermarket, he puts a DVD back in a basket. The DVD cover of Shaun Of The Dead can be seen, renamed "Zombies Party" and with a sticker over Simon Pegg's face.
"Film '72: (2007-03-12)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned when discussing Hot Fuzz.
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) (TV)
 -  Mentioned as some of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's work.
Clay (2007)
 -  A victim is seen wearing a "Shaun of the Dead" T-Shirt
"CSI: NY: Boo (#4.6)" (2007)
 -  The "zombie" victim was killed with a cricket bat, the same zombie killing weapon used by Shaun in Shaun of the Dead.
'Hot Fuzz': The Fuzzball Rally (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Shark: Shaun of the Dead (#2.11)" (2007)
 -  Title reference.
Street of the Dead (2008)
 -  The "Things to do" list on the refrigorator is the same message Shaun writes to himself in Shaun of the Dead.
"Psych: Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead (#2.16)" (2008)
 -  Title reference
Take (2008/I)
 -  Jeff is wearing an 'I Got Wood' shirt, as worn by Ed in 'Shaun of the Dead'.
Paul (2010)
 -  The dog, in the beginning of the film, looks up, This is in reference to Pegg and Frost's characters arguing about wether dogs can look up or not.

Features

"Channel 4 News" (1982/I)
 -  On TV
"Sky News: Live at Five" (1989)
 -  On TV
"5 News" (1997)
 -  On TV
"T4" (1998)
 -  appears on TV
"Trisha" (1998)
 -  On TV
Timesplitters 2 (2002) (VG)
 -  Played throughout film

Featured in

Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette (2004) (V)
 -  Clips are shown.
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#6.3)" (2004)
 -  2 clips are shown.
The British Comedy Awards 2004 (2004) (TV)
 -  A clip is shown when it's nominated.
When Shaun Met George (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Reached #3 in poll, clips are shown.
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.12)" (2006)
 -  Clip shown in Dylan Moran interview.
Zombiemania (2008) (TV)
 -  scenes of film
"Loose Women: (#13.220)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.

Spoofs

"It's a Knockout" (1966)
 -  Zombie version on TV
Day of the Dead (1985)
 -  The opening shot of a "zombie shadow" is a reference to that in "Day of the Dead". Also, David's death is filmed to look just like Cpt. Rhode's death in "Day of the Dead".
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
 -  Scene re-enacted

Spoofed in

The Man Who Would Be Shaun (2004) (V)
 -  It was shot during the shooting of Shaun of the Dead, features the same dialogue as one scene in Shaun of the Dead and the same scenes and costumes.
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
 -  The scene of beating up the zombies
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  The "What's the matter? Never taken a shortcut before?" scene is re-enacted but this time Nick Frost just smashes straight through the fence and falls over. The "Want anything from the shop?" "Cornetto" dialogue is also re-done, but this time Pegg and Frost swap lines.

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